300 militants waiting to infiltrate, says Khoda Tribune News Service

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Jammu, August 5
Though Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a relatively calm summer this year, DGP Kuldeep Khoda said here today that more than 300 militants were waiting across the Line of Control (LoC) to infiltrate into the state before the the winter.
Talking to mediapersons on the sidelines of a function, the DGP said, “There is information about the number of militants at various launching pads across the LoC waiting to intrude into Jammu and Kashmir.The number is around 300.”
It may be recalled here that on July 16, the GOC of Nagrota-based White Knight Corps, Lt-Gen JP Nehra, had put the number of militants between 400 and 450.
The DGP said the militants on the other side of the LoC had been asked by their “mentors” to infiltrate into the state as the mountain passes closed due to the snowfall in the winter.
On the counter-insurgency and counter-infiltration operations, Khoda said there had been a fall of around 70 per cent in the militancy-related incidents across the Jammu region. At the same time, there had been a decrease in the number of militants active in the region, he said and attributed the constantly dwindling number of militants to the relentless counter-insurgency operations and the waning support of the people to militancy.
“But intrusion bids are still being made from across the border and instructions are being given to them (militants) to attempt infiltration,” the DGP said. He added that there had been infiltration bids along the border in the Kashmir valley as well.
Khoda, however, evaded a question regarding the number of militants having infiltrated into the state this summer. “Our strategy is that if anyone manages to infiltrate, he should be eliminated. And, we have been successful,” he said. He added that as compared to last year, the number of infiltration bids were fewer this year.