Centre plans new security matrix for J&K, more surprise attacks on terrorists now
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre is rolling out a new security plan for Jammu and Kashmir to counter the targetting of civilians and military personnel and camps by terrorists in recent weeks and months, including an attack on an Army camp in Rajouri last week, in which one soldier was injured.
In the past two months, attacks and ambushes have become regular events, particularly in the southern reaches of Pir Panjal, an area in which the spectre of terrorism had lain dormant for a long time.
Among recent ones, there was an operation in which two Army officers were killed and two Pakistani terrorists, one of them a Lashkar-e-Taiba sniper and explosives expert, were eliminated.
Overall, casualties among security forces have doubled this year compared to the past three.
According to NDTV, 17 security personnel, and as many civilians, have been killed this year.
A senior official told NDTV the increased number of military casualties is the forces' "primary concern" and this is why deployment in the area is being rationalised with new combinations.
A senior Home Ministry official said the government "cannot lose sight of the Kashmir Valley but, at the same time, we need to secure the Jammu region also".
This is why, the official explained, forces were being mobilised for deployment.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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