Ultras looking for soft targets to disturb peace: J&K DGP Dilbag Singh

Srinagar, September 18

Militants are looking for soft targets in order to create disturbance, J&K Police chief Dilbag Singh said on Saturday as he asserted that every attempt of anti-national elements to disrupt the peaceful atmosphere in the Union Territory would be dealt with firmly.

Tighten vigil: DGP

• The DGP has directed officials to intensify operations against terrorists and terror support networks
• They have also been asked to ensure those behind Friday’s killing of a cop and a civilian be brought to justice soon

Firing at security men

• Militants fired at a team of security personnel in Noorbagh locality of Srinagar on Saturday
• There was no loss of life. The terrorists managed to escape, but left some arms at the spot, police said

Security tightened along border

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• The BSF has tightened the security along the International Border following a spike in infiltration attempts by Pakistan-supported terror outfits located in PoK
• Over 100 such attempts have been made in the past three months, sources in the security set-up said. The outfits are getting support from ISI, say sources — ians

The DGP’s comments came a day after a civilian and a policeman were shot dead in separate incidents in Kulgam district. Singh visited Kulgam in south Kashmir and Handwara area of Kupwara in north Kashmir where he led officers and relatives in paying floral tributes to cops Bantu Sharma and Arshid Ahmad Mir.

While Sharma was killed on Friday, Mir was shot dead in Khanyar area of the city on September 12. The DGP also chaired officers’ meetings to review the security situation in these districts and directed the officers to keep a strict watch on the suspicious elements and overground workers (OGWs) of militant outfits who are providing any kind of support to terrorist activities, a police spokesman said.

Senior officers of the police, the Army and the CRPF were present in the meetings. The spokesman said Singh directed officers to revisit the security plans as terrorists in order to create disturbance were looking for soft targets. Hestressed on counter strategies and preventive measures.

The DGP emphasised the officers to remain extra alert and ordered a series of counter measures to prevent incidents like the killings of a civilian and a cop in Kulgam.

Singh said protecting the lives of people was prime concern and every attempt of anti-national elements to disrupt the peaceful atmosphere in the UT would be dealt with firmly.

The DGP directed the officers to augment the security of vulnerable targets and places and emphasised on putting in use the latest technology in monitoring the movement of suspicious elements. — PTI