Pakistani origins of the four terrorists killed on Thursday in Nagrota has emerged , leading Prime Minister Narendra Modi to directly name “Pakistan-based terrorist organisation Jaish e Mohammad” behind efforts to wreak major havoc and destruction to “target grassroots level democratic exercises in Jammu & Kashmir”.
In view of the large and unusual cache of weapons and explosives recovered from the slain terrorists – 11 AK 47 rifles, 24 AK 47 magazines, one UBGL, 3 pistols, 6 pistol magazines, 29 grenades, 5 rifle grenades, detonators, 7.5 kg of RDX and 20 meters of IED wire – the prime minister on Friday, in a rare intervention, reviewed the situation in J&K in the light of what is seen as a Pakistan- inspired plot to create mayhem. The review was attended by home minister Amit Shah, NSA Ajit Doval, foreign secretary as well as top officials of the intelligence establishment. After the review, PM took to social media, again an unusual move, to highlight the efforts by Pakistan-based terror outfits to target grassroot-level democracy in J&K and commend the security forces for thwarting these plans.
Prime minister's tweets were seen as aimed against Pakistan's ISI which uses jehadi terror outfits like Jaish and Lashkar to hurt India.
“Our security forces have once again displayed utmost bravery and professionalism. Thanks to their alertness, they have defeated a nefarious plot to target grassroots level democratic exercise in Jammu & Kashmir,” he tweeted, indicating that the Pakistani-based Jaish was out to disrupt district development council polls and destablise the situation in J&K with what police sources described as a “big attack coinciding with the anniversary of 26/11”.
Our security forces have once again displayed utmost bravery and professionalism. Thanks to their alertness, they have defeated a nefarious plot to target grassroots level democratic exercises in Jammu and Kashmir.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 20, 2020
Some key recoveries made from the dead Jaish terrorists, who had freshly infiltrated from the international border in Samba, were cited by intelligence sources as "unimpeachable” proof of the Pakistani origins of the slain terrorists who with a veritable armoury at their disposal could have caused havoc in J&K.
These include a digital mobile radio manufactured a Pakistani company named Micro Electronics. Messages on the DMR set clearly show that the intruding terrorists were in constant touch with their handlers across the border. These handlers were following the location of terrorists en route to Kashmir and asking if they faced any problems.
Also, a smartphone from a Pakistani company Q Mobile; medicines such as Flagyl, Surfi tablet, Dicloran, Panadol etc, manufactured in Karachi; and shoes manufactured in Pakistan are among the key recoveries that point to complicity of terrorist outfits enjoying a safe haven in Pakistan.
A wireless set and a GPS device were also recovered.
Sources in J&K police told TOI that the terrorists, after crossing the international border and reaching a predesignated point on the national highway south of Samba, were headed to the Valley. “The huge quantum of weapons clearly indicates that the plan was to disrupt the effort to restore normalcy in the trouble-torn part,” said an officer.
It has been clear for some time that the Pakistani agencies have been disconcerted by India's efforts to ensure that there was no eruption or upsurge in Kashmir in the wake the constitutional changes of Aug 5, 2019. There have, of course, been desperate attempts by Pakistan to use terrorists to strike at vulnerable and soft targets like political leaders and civilians. “All such attempts have been successfully thwarted with the cooperation of the people of J&K,” said an officer.
Inputs indicate that the impending DDC polls in J&K, which will establish the third and final tier of the local bodies for governance, have unnerved terrorists and Pakistani agencies, sources told TOI. The elections have already seen Agencies believe it was this process of democratic decentralisation that the Pakistani terrorists killed at the Ban toll plaza in Jammu were trying to thwart with the huge quantity of weapons they were carrying.
The elimination of the four terrorists has added further to the high numbers of terrorists killed by the security forces in intelligence-based operations since Article 370 was abrogated in J&K. As per figures shared with TOI, over 200 terrorists, including 30 foreigners, have been gunned down in the UT since August 2019. massive participation in terms of nominations and public response.
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