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| Intra-gang rivalry deepens in Reasi, Doda: Army | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 13: Army today said the intra-gang rivalry between different militant outfits had deepened in the mountains of Reasi and Doda districts. Serious differences had cropped up between the commanders of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) due to the growing trust deficit, defence PRO, Lt Col Biplab Nath said.
The dwindling strength and visibly shaken up terrorist hierarchy was a testimony of the total moral ascendancy of security forces over terror outfits in Reasi and Doda districts, he added. The PRO said the terrorists were on the run for the fear of
elimination due to the intensified search and destroy operations launched by the security forces, he added. He said to ensure total elimination of terrorist groups from the
hinterland, especially the Gulabgarh bowl and Reasi region, a comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy was formulated to bring about normalcy in the area to enable civil administration to function smoothly, as also to remove the fear of gun among the civil
population.
Relentless operations by the security forces in the recent past had borne substantial results and also led to the creation of rift between LeT and HM due to the declining leadership, lack of arms, ammunition and support from across the border, he added.
He said the intra-group rivalry created due to the growing trust deficit between the two outfits had created factions within the groups, over-ground workers and their support bases for obtaining individual control of areas, seize top leadership posts and obtain a
greater share of the extorted money from the people.
The joint strategy of area domination and psychological pressure due to continuous operations had once again borne results when Manzoor alias Zuber of LeT was eliminated by terrorist Irfan Mushtaq of HM as a result of increasing mistrust and rivalry. Manzoor was a hardcore terrorist active in Gulabgarh bowl since 2000.
The killing had taken place on the higher reaches of Pir-Panjal near Gagarmandu Gali and the body could not be recovered due to heavy snow immediately after the killing.
Lt Biplab said on getting information, a joint search team consisting of Army, Police and Village Defence Committee (VDCs) was launched, and body of the slain terrorist was recovered from under the snow.
He said with the failure of militant outfits to recruit fresh youth, drying up of funds and elimination of over 40 terrorists by security forces within a span of four months had left a vaccum in the top leadership.
This had triggered a rivalry between the outfits to gain a foothold on the extortion activities and control of areas within their jurisdiction. The first few signs of a vertical split amongst various terrorist cadres was visible after the killing of Chota
Bashir at Dessa in district Doda on May 31 followed by the recovery of the body of Manzoor alias Juber, he added.
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