By PTI
NEW DELHI: An uptick has been seen within the variety of overseas terrorists working in Jammu and Kashmir publish the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan however the total power of militants within the valley is low and could be capped under 200, outgoing CRPF DG Kuldiep Singh stated on Thursday.
He stated all the safety forces working in Kashmir are working in a coordinated method and terrorist incidents have gone down publish the abrogation of Article 370 from the erstwhile state in 2019.
The CRPF director basic, throughout a press convention, was requested concerning the killing of locals and Kashmiri Pandits by unknown and unseen terrorists to which he stated that it was a “challenge” however all of the forces had been successfully tackling it.
“This is a challenge. After Afghanistan, this challenge has grown in many forms and you can see it. Also, the number of foreign terrorists goes up and sometimes down. However, the total number of terrorists in J&K is less now. It is under 200 now as compared to the earlier times when it used to be 230-240,” Singh stated.
The Taliban took over the reins of Afghanistan in August final 12 months. The officer, from the 1986 batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS) of West Bengal cadre, had taken cost because the CRPF DG final 12 months in March. He will retire from service on Friday.
He stated there’s a “great threat” of ‘sticky bombs’ relating to the safety scenario in Jammu and Kashmir however all of the forces deployed there rose to it and ensured an incident-free Amarnath Yatra that concluded in August.
Talking concerning the problem of taking out the stipulated one unit (referred to as an organization comprising about 70-80 personnel) from every battalion for coaching, relaxation and recuperation yearly, the DG stated this challenge was a problem they usually “try to do it but cannot do it always”.
We additionally take up with the house ministry that coaching firms shouldn’t be touched…so we preserve attempting for that and in case we can’t, we get the coaching achieved for the troops domestically inside their very own battalion, he stated.
Singh stated the CRPF has obtained about 200 automobiles plated with bullet-resistant materials for operational use in Jammu and Kashmir and Naxal violence-affected areas whereas 125 armoured automobiles have been procured for the troops.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is the nation’s largest paramilitary with an estimated power of about 3.25 lakh personnel.
It is designated because the lead inner safety pressure with its important operational theatres being Left Wing Extremism affected states, counter-terrorist fight within the Kashmir valley and counter-insurgency operations within the northeast.
NEW DELHI: An uptick has been seen within the variety of overseas terrorists working in Jammu and Kashmir publish the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan however the total power of militants within the valley is low and could be capped under 200, outgoing CRPF DG Kuldiep Singh stated on Thursday.
He stated all the safety forces working in Kashmir are working in a coordinated method and terrorist incidents have gone down publish the abrogation of Article 370 from the erstwhile state in 2019.
The CRPF director basic, throughout a press convention, was requested concerning the killing of locals and Kashmiri Pandits by unknown and unseen terrorists to which he stated that it was a “challenge” however all of the forces had been successfully tackling it.
“This is a challenge. After Afghanistan, this challenge has grown in many forms and you can see it. Also, the number of foreign terrorists goes up and sometimes down. However, the total number of terrorists in J&K is less now. It is under 200 now as compared to the earlier times when it used to be 230-240,” Singh stated.
The Taliban took over the reins of Afghanistan in August final 12 months. The officer, from the 1986 batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS) of West Bengal cadre, had taken cost because the CRPF DG final 12 months in March. He will retire from service on Friday.
He stated there’s a “great threat” of ‘sticky bombs’ relating to the safety scenario in Jammu and Kashmir however all of the forces deployed there rose to it and ensured an incident-free Amarnath Yatra that concluded in August.
Talking concerning the problem of taking out the stipulated one unit (referred to as an organization comprising about 70-80 personnel) from every battalion for coaching, relaxation and recuperation yearly, the DG stated this challenge was a problem they usually “try to do it but cannot do it always”.
We additionally take up with the house ministry that coaching firms shouldn’t be touched…so we preserve attempting for that and in case we can’t, we get the coaching achieved for the troops domestically inside their very own battalion, he stated.
Singh stated the CRPF has obtained about 200 automobiles plated with bullet-resistant materials for operational use in Jammu and Kashmir and Naxal violence-affected areas whereas 125 armoured automobiles have been procured for the troops.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is the nation’s largest paramilitary with an estimated power of about 3.25 lakh personnel.
It is designated because the lead inner safety pressure with its important operational theatres being Left Wing Extremism affected states, counter-terrorist fight within the Kashmir valley and counter-insurgency operations within the northeast.
