LT General JS Sandhu asks local terrorists to come back to mainstream for the sake of peace in Kashmir valley

NewsBharati    19-Nov-2017
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New Delhi, November 19: After successfully eliminating 6 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists on Saturday including the nephew of Zaikur-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, mastermind of Mumbai attack 15 Corps Commander Lt Gen JS Sandhu, DGP SP Vaid, GOC Victor force and IG Operations CRP held a press conference on Sunday on the encounter. This year security forces are conducting massive anti-militancy operations and have eliminated about 190 terrorists so far.

“What we find this year is that we have killed approximately 125-130 terrorists in the hinterland of Kashmir Valley. This has resulted in a remarkable change in the situation,” General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 15 Corps Lt Gen J S Sandhu said. He also mentioned several operations in Hajin from mid-September were launched along with daily-basis search operations.

Kashmir which is said the heaven on earth has turned into a hell of violence after waking of militants. Jammu and Kashmir DGP SP Vaid said Kashmir valley needs to be free from violence, terror, guns, and drugs.

Whereas recently ISIS mouthpiece claimed responsibility of Zakura encounter in Srinagar raising the fear of ISIS footprint in Kashmir, Vaid said, “It is yet to be verified, I don't think ISIS has any imprints here.”

JS Sandhu asked a question addressing local terrorists that are they really Mujahid or local proxy of Pakistan. The terrorists think they are fighting for the sake of Allah or Islam and hence call themselves Mujahid. He called on them to come back to mainstream for peace in Kashmir valley.But he mentioned he is talking about local Kashmiri, not about foreign terrorists.

A joint team of Army, SOG and CRPF launched a combing operation in Bandipora, North Kashmir. The operation was launched following some inputs that indicated the presence of some militants at Chandergeer in Hajin. The encounter started after hiding militants started firing. Along with the IAF commander, another soldier got killed.

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