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Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 9: One of the longest anti-infiltration and anti-insurgency operation, in recent years, in Keran sector has come to an end on Tuesday evening. The Indian Army called off the Keran operation, which had entered its third week. Announcing the calling off of the operation by the Army, GoC Northern Command, Lt Gen Sanjiv Chachra said that the infiltration in the area would not have been possible without the support of the Pakistani army.
Referring to the Keran operation, the GoC Northern Command said that as many as 59 weapons and night vision devices were recovered by the Army.
He further said, "The search (for the infiltrators) is over, but troops will be redeployed for surveillance. Not only this Pak make weapons, Pak army uniforms, cell phones of Pak origin, medicines, letter pads and other items were recovered from the slain militants which clearly indicated the support of Pak army to the infiltrators.
One need not simply bank on the Army chief, Gen. Bikram Singh's contention that infiltrators would have not been able to reach the zero line without the support of the Pak troops. And those who are fully aware of the border terrain and the system of border management by the Army cannot but support Gen. Singh's observation. It is very much impossible for a civilian or even for terrorists to travel to the zero line and attempt at crossing the border.
And one had no reason but to treat the Pakistan High Commissioner Salman Bashir's comment on infiltration in Keran Sector as nothing short of wishful; thinking or the outcome of his ignorance. Salman Bashir had trashed reports of infiltration from its soil into Jammu and Kashmir's Keran sector, where the Indian Army's encounter with militants lasted for about 15 days.
"The narrative you are hearing about incursions and infiltrations is baseless. But rather than commenting on this very negative narrative... what we have been saying, and repeat, is let the competent authorities, the military authorities, deal with the issue," he said.
And the Indian military authorities have dealt with the issue by eliminating nine militants in Shalabato village. In all more than 19 militants have been killed in Keran sector and its adjoining areas during the last three weeks. The seizure of weapons and ammunition itself speaks volumes about the material and moral support given to infiltrators by the Pak troops. After the end of the operation the Army has recovered over 80 major weapons, including 23 AK-47s, two pistols and 17 UBGLs.
In fact village Shalabato stands deserted since 1990, when the valley witnessed major militancy related violence and infiltration of a large number of militants. When the infiltrators sneaked into the village an impression had gone round that they had captured the village in the way Pak troops had captured some unmanned heights in Kargil sector in 1999. But the Army authorities rightly said that if some militants supported by Pak troops resort to incursion they will not be hiding themselves in the ravines and gorges that dot Keran sector.
And the Indian Army authorities have started reframing the entire border management plan for preventing Keran type events getting repeated. |
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