KL News Network
Jammu
Admitting that the militancy related incidents have increased in comparison to 2015, the government sources said that NIA has taken over the investigations of two major militant attacks that took place in 2016. The attacks include that of Uri, and Nagrota.
So far, however, the investigators have not been able to identify the militants who were behind the attacks.
Pertinently, 18 soldiers were killed and at least 19 others suffered injuries when militants stormed an army camp in Uri sector of Kashmir valley on September 30.
In another attack on army 7 soldiers including two Major’s were killed in an attack on Army base in Nagrota area of Jammu division on November 29.
In order to prevent the recurrence of the similar attacks, the government sources said that a series of majors have been taken. These include maintaining greater synergy amongst various security and intelligence agencies, strengthening the counter-insurgency grid, increased alertness by second and third tier deployment along international border and LoC, sharing intelligence between intelligence agencies on real time basis and holding review meetings, marinating sustained pressure on militants, carrying out regular patrolling, area domination and searches by district police, keeping vigil on anti social elements and strengthening security on vital installations.
The government said that the militancy related incidents across the state have increased. Against 151 incidents in 2014, there were 143 incidents in 2015 which jumped to 243 in 2016.
Weapon snatching is one of the key indicators of the increased militancy. State’s home ministry sources said there were as many as 16 cases of weapon snatching reported across Kashmir in 2016. Only in one case have the snatched weapons been recovered.
The weapon snatching cases were reported one each from Batamaloo, Islamabad, Dooru, Chadoora, Budgam, two each from Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama, and four in Damhal Hanji Pora. Only in one case of D H Pora, police have been able to recover “looted” weapons, the government said.
