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| As fog returns to borders, chances of infiltration bids by militants increase | | It is time of untiring vigil by troops to either kill, or scare off intruders | | Bharat Bhushan
Suchetgarh on ib (jammu), Dec 21: With the fog returning to the sprawling borders here after a spell of bright and clear days, the chances of infiltration bids by militants have increased.
When the fog is dense, visibility drops to as low as 3 metres here. During this time, militants make maximum infiltration bids to sneak into the state.
A senior army officer said till the foggy days were over, it would be an untiring vigil on the borders to foil any infiltration attempt by the Pak-based militants.
"Before being pushed into the state, the militants comfortably stay in the forward Pak posts which act as their launching pads," he added.
"We cannot afford to take any chances as fog has already started enveloping the border areas here, making visibility poor," the officer said.
These days were very crucial as Pakistan was expected to put into use all its possible resources and adopt new tactics to infiltrate militants. Troops had, however, been put on high alert to ensure incident-free winter, he asserted.
He said fog was expected to be more intense for at least a month now. "We need to be extra cautious during these days," he added.
In the troubled Jammu and Kashmir, foggy days have always been a matter of serious security concern. These days have witnessed increased infiltration bids in the past too. Their effort has always been to enter the state under the cover of fog to disturb peace.
The officer said the hectic daily drill of scaring off infiltrators from the borders and their regrouping again and again close to fencing were likely to keep troops on the toes.
He said a sudden spurt in ceasefire violations by Pakistan on the IB and the LoC was also expected. "In the past two decades of militancy, it has been observed that the enemy troops resort to repeated ceasefire violations during foggy days to facilitate infiltration by militants," he added.
The border troops had, however, been put on round-the-clock vigil to kill anyone who sneaked into India, he asserted.
Police too had intensified patrol and frisking, and erected checkpoints on the roads, linking border villages to the main roads, to ensure that no vehicle entered the capital city unchecked.
He said there had been no change in the Pak policy towards India, though it itself was engaged in a bloody fight on its soil to contain Talibans and other militant outfits.
Notwithstanding the fact that the unstable domestic scenario in Pakistan had affected significantly its capabilities to sustain militancy in Kashmir, it had yet not led to any change in its intent, or the infrastructure that supported and orchestrated terrorist violence on the Indian soil, he added.
The officer said the infiltrators might also try to blow up barbed wire fencing in the areas which had been demined by India, or which got demined due to forest fires on both sides. "The damaged fencing and demined borders makes infiltration easy," he added.
He said Islamabad's another strategy was its attempt to nurture a cohesive political voice in its favour. To this end, efforts were directed towards uniting various
pro-Pakistan groups, including the two factions of the main secessionist formation, the APHC, he added. |
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