Military has intensified vigil alongside LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri and Poonch (File)

Rajouri/Jammu:

The Military has intensified its vigil alongside the Line of Management (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri and Poonch districts to thwart any try by terrorists to infiltrate into this facet to disturb the Republic Day celebrations, making the most of low visibility, officers mentioned.

The border safety grid alongside the 220-km LoC, ranging from Sunderbani sector in Rajouri and ending at Saujiyan in Poonch, was sustaining the best alert resulting from inclement climate for the final 5 days, the Military officers mentioned.

They mentioned there was intermittent rainfall in the complete stretch for the final 5 days coupled with foggy situations and low visibility.

“The opportunity of infiltration makes an attempt by terrorists to disturb Republic Day, making the most of the low visibility stays there. So we’re alert to foil their nefarious designs,” an Military officer mentioned.

He mentioned although the troops guarding the LoC all the time stay on excessive alert around the clock, additional alertness is maintained on a number of events like nationwide occasions to foil any try to disturb the celebrations.

“We keep excessive alert in each potential method by means of guide surveillance and technical means. It’s extra needed throughout inclement climate in order that the enemy forces should not capable of infiltrate into this facet and perform assaults on ahead areas,” the officer mentioned, referring to the infamous actions of Border Motion groups, composed of Pakistani regulars and terrorists.

Referring to the latest infiltration try in Poonch district when safety forces shot lifeless two infiltrators, the officers mentioned the foggy situations throughout winter are a serious problem as the fear launch pads get activated to push armed terrorists into this facet.

Up to now, it has been seen that terrorists had made makes an attempt to do one thing nefarious on nationwide occasions like Republic or Independence days and “we’re preserving this apprehension in thoughts whereas sustaining excessive alert on the LoC,” the officer mentioned.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Rajouri, Mohammad Aslam mentioned moreover the strengthening of the border safety grid, the forces throughout the district are on excessive alert to make sure a peaceable Republic Day.

“In hinterland, police and different safety forces are working in shut coordination and all preparations have been put in place in reference to Republic Day,” he mentioned.

The SSP mentioned police are additionally working intently with the Military and different safety companies and are sustaining shut surveillance all alongside, particularly within the border villages that are infamous infiltration routes.

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