'Infiltration on rise due to Pakistan's frustration over G20 success in Kashmir'

As Jammu and Kashmir recently witnessed a surge in infiltration attempts from across the border with over 20 infiltrators being eliminated by Army personnel in two months security experts point to Pakistans frustration with the successful G20 meeting in KashmirThe surge in the infiltration from across the LoC gained momentum in May around the time of the G20 event and it continued into June and JulyFormer Jammu and Kashmir director general of police Kuldeep Khoda stressed that Pakistan has renewed its efforts to increase terrorism in the Union territory but the security forces and police have effectively countered these attempts resulting in a decrease in incidents of militancy and depletion of overground supportFor the past 10 to 12 years the level of militancy has gone down in the Jammu region prompting authorities to dilute the security grid due to betterment in the security situation Taking benefit of the same they Pakistani terror setup have tried to infiltrate more terrorists in Poonch region he allegedThere have been some incidents in which there was a loss to security forces Khoda saidHe emphasized that despite a low level of militancy in the Jammu region for the past decade the security grid remains vigilant and continues to strengthen to combat infiltrationsOverall the security forces are determined to prevent any attempt at disturbing the peace and tranquillity in the region and they remain on high alert to counter any mischief orchestrated from across the border the former DGP saidAlso readMaharashtrarsquos Marathwada witnesses 483 farmer suicides in first half of 2023 Beed district tops listThe surge in infiltration attempts gained momentum after the successful conclusion of the G20 events in the Kashmir valley which took place from May 22 to 24The event was attended by representatives from G20 member countries international organisations and industry stakeholdersSecurity expert Captain Anil Gaur highlighted that Pakistans inability to disrupt the G20 conclave in Kashmir led to their escalated efforts to engineer infiltrations along the LoC aiming to disturb the regionAfter the abrogation of Article 370 the terror infrastructure was eliminated by the security forces It restored the environment of peace and normalcy in Kashmir and India conducted a G20 meeting in KashmirDue to its success Pakistan got very frustrated as they never wanted the G20 conclave to be organised in Kashmir That is why they increased the level of infiltrations into JampK Gaur told PTISince the G20 event there have been approximately 14 to 15 infiltration attempts along the LoC and the International Border IB in Jammu and Kashmir as per statisticsThe security forces have successfully neutralised 23 armed terrorists and intruders during this period Additionally seven suspects have been arrested and 16 weapons along with ammunition and explosive materials recovered it showedAround 15 infiltration bids were thwarted in areas like Poonch Balakote Machail Nowshera Rajouri and Uri along the LoC in Jammu and KashmirThe seized cache of arms and ammunition includes assault rifles pistols improvised explosive devices IEDs and narcotics according to the dataFormer Jammu and Kashmir director general of police Dr S P Vaid whose services were ended abruptly after the dismissal of the Mehbooba Mufti government in the erstwhile state also attributed the surge in the infiltration attempts to Pakistans frustration with the success of the G20 meeting held in KashmirThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever