Srinagar: Army on Thursday said surveillance grid along the LoC has been strengthened to counter a possible spurt in infiltration of militants from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir ahead of winter snowfall in the Valley. "The surveillance grid has been strengthened to foil any attempt by militants to cross over to this side," General Officer Commanding of Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain told reporters in north Kashmir`s Kupwara district, 100 km from here.
He, however, warned that next few weeks might see an increase in attempts by militants to infiltrate before mountain passes get closed with the onset of winter.
Gen Hasnain said numerous attempts were made by militants to sneak into the Valley from across the LoC this year but these have been foiled by the alert troops. Army this summer intercepted several major infiltrating groups of militants in north Kashmir including the one in which 12 militants were killed while crossing a river into Gurez sector of Bandipora district. Meanwhile, Northern Command Chief Lt Gen K T Parnaik today undertook a detailed tour of the mountainous district of Kishtwar and reviewed the security situation.
The GOC-in-C visited various militancy-hit areas of the district and the forward location of a Rashtriya Rifles Battalion at Navpachchi, which is the highest and the remotest area within the area of Delta Force.
He also interacted with the troops and asked them to continue their relentless hard work to counter the terrorists` designs.
PTI