Poonch, Rajouri see spike in militant action in last three years

Over the previous three years, the border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir have witnessed a sudden spurt in militant actions, beginning with the restoration of sticky bombs in February 2021 in Samba adopted by drone assault on Indian Air Pressure’s Jammu base in June that yr, authorities insiders stated.

These actions have been adopted by infiltration of terrorists utilizing the Pir Panjal Valley and subsequent counter-terror operations by safety forces to flush out militants, they stated.

Prior to now too, militants have used the arduous Pir Panjal path to enter Jammu by way of the Line of Management in Poonch and Rajouri to additional transfer in direction of Kashmir. Final week, militants killed 4 Military personnel and reportedly mutilated the our bodies of at the very least two troopers and took away weapons of a few of them. The counteraction by safety forces, nevertheless, led to the demise of three civilians and accidents to others.

As per the Union residence ministry knowledge, 35 civilians misplaced their lives throughout actions/encounters initiated by safety forces as in comparison with 174 civilians killed throughout terrorists-triggered incidents from 2018 to 2022. Prior to now 15 months, central businesses have noticed 5 an identical assaults on safety forces which have to this point claimed the lives of practically two dozen troopers and officers.

In November, 5 troopers, together with two captains, have been killed in a two-day anti-terror operation in Rajouri. Earlier in April-Might, 10 troopers have been killed in twin assaults in Poonch. The Military automobiles that got here beneath assault in Poonch have been carrying rations forward of Eid.Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) affiliate Individuals’s Anti-Fascist Entrance later claimed duty for the assault. On January 1 and a couple of, twin assaults befell in Dangri village in Rajouri. The primary assault, a capturing, resulted within the demise of 4 and accidents to 9 others. Within the second assault, an IED exploded close to the identical assault website, ensuing within the demise of a kid on the scene and accidents to 5 others. A second little one injured in that blast died from accidents, elevating the general demise toll to 6. In August 2022, 4 troopers have been killed when two militants tried to storm into an Military camp in Rajouri. Authorities officers maintained that the variety of lively militants remained over 100, with overseas terrorists outnumbering native recruits. “As many as 71 overseas militants have been lively within the area as in comparison with 38 native terrorists,” in keeping with the info out there with central businesses.