04-06-2005, 11:26 AM
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Mohit Kandhari / Jammu
As passengers on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad peace bus prepare themselves to undertake the journey of their lifetime, security forces in Jammu & Kashmir went about their routine business of going through stringent security drills to safeguard the lives of passengers and hundreds of special guests eager to witness the historic event besides preparing coffins of their colleagues to be sent back home.
<b>Leave alone Kashmir, even Jammu, Rajouri, Doda and Poonch districts are witnessing rise in militant activities in the run up to the peace bus</b>. In 2005, 125 militants lost their lives while 67 civilians and 20 security personnel were attacked by militants.
Sources told <b>The Pioneer that Intelligence agencies have been receiving intercepts from across the border directing the militant groups to engage media attention at this crucial hour. This also explains why militants are strategically targeting security installations in the State</b>, sources said.
There is no scaledown in militant activity coinciding with the biggest peace initiatives. Surprisingly, <b>infiltration bids and militant attacks are on the rise, admit security agencies</b>. On Tuesday, security forces <b>recovered IEDs weighing 130 kgs on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus route</b>.
In another incident, security forces foiled an unsuccessful infiltration bid by militants from across <b>the LoC in Sunderbani in the wee hours, losing two jawans in the ensuing gunbattle</b>. <b>Three security personnel were also injured in the fierce gunbattle which lasted more than an hour.</b>
According to the defence spokesperson, security forces had noticed some suspicious movement near the Akhni nallah in Sunderbani in the wee hours. "When we chased them they opened fire on the security forces in which two jawans lost their lives while the militants managed to escape to the other side of the border taking advantage of the dull light," the spokesperson added.
As per the figures in the past, <b>security forces have killed more than half a dozen dreaded militants in Poonch and Rajouri districts alone and have recovered a huge cache of explosive material in North Kashmir along the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus route and a disposable rocket launcher in Doda district </b>
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Mohit Kandhari / Jammu
As passengers on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad peace bus prepare themselves to undertake the journey of their lifetime, security forces in Jammu & Kashmir went about their routine business of going through stringent security drills to safeguard the lives of passengers and hundreds of special guests eager to witness the historic event besides preparing coffins of their colleagues to be sent back home.
<b>Leave alone Kashmir, even Jammu, Rajouri, Doda and Poonch districts are witnessing rise in militant activities in the run up to the peace bus</b>. In 2005, 125 militants lost their lives while 67 civilians and 20 security personnel were attacked by militants.
Sources told <b>The Pioneer that Intelligence agencies have been receiving intercepts from across the border directing the militant groups to engage media attention at this crucial hour. This also explains why militants are strategically targeting security installations in the State</b>, sources said.
There is no scaledown in militant activity coinciding with the biggest peace initiatives. Surprisingly, <b>infiltration bids and militant attacks are on the rise, admit security agencies</b>. On Tuesday, security forces <b>recovered IEDs weighing 130 kgs on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus route</b>.
In another incident, security forces foiled an unsuccessful infiltration bid by militants from across <b>the LoC in Sunderbani in the wee hours, losing two jawans in the ensuing gunbattle</b>. <b>Three security personnel were also injured in the fierce gunbattle which lasted more than an hour.</b>
According to the defence spokesperson, security forces had noticed some suspicious movement near the Akhni nallah in Sunderbani in the wee hours. "When we chased them they opened fire on the security forces in which two jawans lost their lives while the militants managed to escape to the other side of the border taking advantage of the dull light," the spokesperson added.
As per the figures in the past, <b>security forces have killed more than half a dozen dreaded militants in Poonch and Rajouri districts alone and have recovered a huge cache of explosive material in North Kashmir along the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus route and a disposable rocket launcher in Doda district </b>
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