Sajid Raina
Srinagar, Dec 11: Jammu and Kashmir police chief, Dilbagh Singh on Saturday said that only a few foreign militants are active in north Kashmir and that the militants are targeting policemen for protecting people.
Talking to the media persons at slain Sopore cop’s home today, who was killed in an attack at Bandipora yesterday, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh said police have got the initial clues with regard to the attack and it is working to identify the involved militants.
“Police with the support of security forces have been protecting people and ensuring their well-being, which doesn’t suit the militants, thus they are attacking the police force,” he said.
Asked about the number of foreign militants active in north Kashmir, Singh said that the number is not too high, but in the recent infiltrations, some of the militants have infiltrated. “Police is keeping an eye on them. Some of them have been killed while the remaining will be neutralised soon,” he added. Earlier, IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar and GoC Kilo Force took a security review meeting
Officials said that IGP took joint meetings of army, CRPF and police officers and reviewed operational works and instructed field officers to generate specific inputs and enhance anti militant operations in the district. Later talking to reporters, the IGP said that a single Pakistani militant came and fired at driver and one PSO of SHO but couldn’t snatch weapon due to retaliation by the second PSO. “One foreign militant is involved in the attack. He was facilitated by two OGWs,”
He said that a single Pakistani militant of LeT carried out the attack yesterday. However, two OGWs have facilitated him.
