Wahid Bhat
SRINAGAR: Indian Army on Tuesday said that ‘You pick up a gun, you are dead’.
The Army, J&K Police and CRPF in a joint conference said that the focus of the security forces, including the Jammu and Kashmir police, was very clear on militancy from Kashmir, and militant recruitments had decreased in the Kashmir Valley in recent times, which was a positive sign.
On reports of a major security laps in the Pulwama attack, Lt Gen JJS Dhillon, 15 Corps Commander, said: “There are many inputs on such matters we keep on receiving, which I will not discuss. We are acting on it.” He added that recruitment had come down in the recent months, and that he would like to congratulate the people of the Valley on it.
In a direct message to those picking up guns in Kashmir, Lt Gen Dhillon said: “You pick up a gun, you are dead.” SP Pani, IG, JK Police, also said that recruitments had come down significantly in the recent past, and people of the Kashmir Valley had played an important role in curtailing youngsters from diverting towards militancy.
On the kind of explosive used in the Pulwama attack and radicalisation of the Kashmiri youth, Dhillon said “We have details on what kind of explosive is being used. We have details but we would not like to divulge them.”
He added that radicalisation had not helped anyone, and all the stakeholders in Kashmir needed to work collaboratively. The police chief also said that they had a credible lead on where the explosives came from, and were investing the matter. (PTK)
