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| Army fears terrorist upsurge after in troops reduction | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, March 29: Warning that separatists and other like-minded political parties trigger anti-security force protests to gain political mileage in view of decrease in violence in Jammu and Kashmir, the Army on Sunday expressed apprehensions that reducing vigil could invite increase in the presence of terrorists.
"A let down in the vigil will invite an increase in the presence of terrorists who are simply waiting for an opportunity of this nature. Thus, any talk of reducing vigil in J&K is premature to say the least," a Press release from 15 Corps Headquarters quoted a senior Army officer.
According to the unnamed official, Army had also prepared a security assessment analysis after the Bomia (Sopore) incident, which had detailed information on militancy,
violence, separatists’ machinations and terrorists' strategy in the state.
As the situation in the state moves towards normalcy with a decrease in levels of violence, an interesting statistic that has emerged is the number of protests against security forces that have increased from 21 in 2006 to 66 in 2008, the report said.
It said that this clearly indicates that attempts to gain political mileage from the situation of normalcy have increased by separatist elements and other like-minded political parties in the state.
The point that this limited view is missing out on is that the situation has not been fully contained and that terrorists still retain the capability to regroup should the pressure be reduced, the officer said.
Referring to the recent encounter in Kupwara in which 17 militants and eight army personnel were killed, he said, "It is a pointer towards terrorism still hidden in the state"
In the case of areas in and around Bomai (Sopore) it said that since 2006, approximately 40 militants had been killed and over 100 apprehended with recoveries of arms and ammunition including AK-47 rifles, 27 pistols and 345 grenades.
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