300 militants across LOC, ready for infiltration in Jammu: Army

Mangalore Today/NDTV

Jammu, July 16: Pakistan-based militant groups have intensified their infiltration attempts along the border and around 300 militants continue to be active on the other side of the Line of Control (LoC), just along the Jammu region, the Army today said.

However all those infiltration attempts have been successfully foiled by the troops at the border, General officer commanding (GoC) 16 corps Lieutenant General DS Hooda said, while giving out the figures.

 

"There are inputs that the number of militants at the launching pads are changing, because militants do not stay permanently there, according to the latest figures there are 250 to 300 militants across the LoC at the launch pads, waiting to infiltrate and these are figures just on the Jammu side and not the valley, which is the responsibility of another corps", said Lieutenant General Hooda.

He said the militants are now changing the tactics and targeting Army posts at the LoC in a desperate bid to carry out infiltration.

The border fence and the optical system installed by the Army are proving to be the biggest barriers for the infiltrating militants, he added.