Infiltration up in Kashmir: Indian Army chief
March 26th, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Infiltration by militants from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir has increased, but India is capable of handling the situation, Army Chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor said Friday.
“Infiltration has increased in Jammu and Kashmir this winter in comparison to last winter,” Kapoor told reporters after he met Home Minister P. Chidambaram here.
“But we are fully capable of handling the situation,” he said.
The Indian Army has foiled some 60 attempts of infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir since the beginning of this year, according to defence sources.
This has sparked concern in the government as intelligence inputs have suggested that militant groups in Pakistani Kashmir were desperately trying to revive terrorism in the state after a lull in 2009.
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