Jammu, Apr 16: With an aim to modernise the counter insurgency force in Jammu and Kashmir, the Rashtriya Rifles would soon be equipped with the state-of-art-technology, including Israeli night surveillance and body protection equipment, J&K Director-General, RR, Lt Gen Kapil Vij said. "We are now equipping our forces with better weapons, equipment and communication system to take on militants during operations in J&K," he told reporters here today. These equipment included state-of-art-technology, night surveillance devices procured from Israel and body protection equipment besides some long and wide-range weapons, he said. "Night surveillance devices would be used as an effective method during night long operations against terrorists by Army jawans," he said adding a large number of such equipment are being procured from Israel soon. "This would increase in neutralising more militants, even during night hours," he said adding body protections equipment would lower the casualty rate during operations. Earlier, Col Jagdesh Madan said RR troops have killed 5,280 militants, arrested 5,344 militants and effected surrender of 1,714 militants since its inception in 1990. Similarly it seized 8,418 weapons of different types, 1,500 kgs of explosives and 700 explosive devices and seven lakh ammunition rounds, he said.

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