January 07
The Failure to contain infiltration from across the Line of Control and putting a control on the recruitment of local youths into Militant outfits remain a constant source of worry for Indian Security agencies in Jammu Kashmir, officials said.
In a report published on Economic times, the security agencies while analysing the trends of 2018 noted that infiltration figures continue to remain unchanged as around 140 Militants successfully sneaked into the Kashmir Valley.
Although the Government Forces managed to kill 110 infiltrators, the successful number of cross overs continue to worry the Indian Security agencies. As per the report, around 130 foreign Militants were still active in the Kashmir Valley who have been mainly tasked to impart training to local youths joining Militancy.
Besides the worry of infiltration, inability to check the number of local youths to the militancy ranks continues to worry agencies, While local recruitment crossed the 100 mark from four districts of South Kashmir. A careful analysis of South Kashmir shows that 104 local militants from this area have been killed during the last year, showing that the area is dominated with more numbers of local militants.
2018 saw the maximum number of local Militants killed in the region which has accounted for over 250 militant killings in last five years. Comprising four districts – Islamabad (Anantnag), Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian– South Kashmir has been on the boil ever since the killing of terror group Hizbul Mujahideen’s poster boy Burhan Wani in July 2016.