Singh said the biggest success was achieved on Friday night, following a well-coordinated joint operation by police and 38 Rashtriya rifles in the Rajouri sector of the Jammu region, thwarting Pakistan’s design to escalate violence and disrupt the prevailing peace in the Union Territory.
“The three Lashker-e-Taiba terrorists were residents of Kashmir and had come to collect the shipment, which was dropped by Pakistan from this side using a drone,” said the DGP, who was flanked by the Inspector General of Police (IGP ). , Jammu Division, Mukesh Singh, told reporters in Rajouri district.
The IGP reported that this was the third successful operation in the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch since 9/11.
Earlier, a large consignment of arms and ammunition was recovered from two people in the Balakote sector of Poonch three days later, 11 kg of heroin worth 11 million rupees, intended to finance terrorist activities, were seized in the Rajouri district.
Pakistan and its agencies always remain active and are doing everything possible to disturb the peace and law and order at J&K. It is using drones to launch weapons and narcotics and also push terrorists from the Rajouri and Poonch districts, who had witnessed an outbreak in ceasefire violations – almost daily, “said DGP.
However, he said that the police, army and other forces are working together to thwart Pakistan’s design and maintain peace and law and order in the Union territory.
“We are enjoying good operational synergy and the result was the most recent arrest of three LeT terrorists and the seizure of a huge cache of weapons and ammunition. We received information on the movement of some suspicious people and consequently launched the operation. cordon off and search, “he said. .
He said that three people were seen moving with a bag and were challenged, but they threw a grenade, which luckily did not explode and the trio were defeated.
The search for the bag led to the recovery of two AK-56 rifles, two pistols, four grenades and 1 lakh rupee in Indian currency, which had been smuggled from Pakistan to escalate the violence, Dilbag Singh said came to light. that the shipment was abandoned. from this side of the LoC by Pakistan using the drone and the trio, who hails from Kashmir, had come to pick up the shipment.
“His questioning is ongoing and more details will be shared later,” he said.
In response to questions, he said that Pakistan is doing its best to revive terrorism in the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri, which are located in the Jammu division and were cleared of membership more than a decade ago.
“The people of Rajouri and Poonch are peace-loving and will not allow Pakistan to succeed in their design. There are some elements that we will deal with harshly,” he said.
He called the launching of weapons via drones a “great challenge” and said this is the first airdrop of its kind in the district, although a similar attempt was thwarted by the Border Security Force (BSF) throughout the International Border in the Kathua district some time ago.
“This is mountainous terrain and drones just overlook the deployment in the LoC,” he said, adding that “we are vigilant about the threat and have taken the necessary measures.”
On the recovery of a large number of rifles made in the United States in the recent past, the DGP said that “we have also recovered in the past types of rifles such as M-4 and M-16 in large quantities. These rifles are duplicates. Weapons. made in Pakistan and smuggled by LeT and Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists. ”
The IGP said that on September 11, police and the military arrested two people and recovered a cache of weapons and ammunition, including three pistols, 11 grenades, improvised explosive device (IED) material and a pen drive, thwarting the plan. of terrorists to carry out targeted killings and explosions in the Poonch district.
“The arrest and recovery took place in the Balakote sector of Poonch. The pendrive contains details of the mounting and installation of the IED,” he said.
In another operation on September 14, a person was arrested with 7 kg of heroin in Rajouri and later, following his disclosure, a further arrest was made in the Kulgam district of southern Kashmir.
Three Poonch residents were also arrested and their questioning led to the recovery of 4kg of heroin from the same location from which the previous 7kg shipment was dumped after smuggling from across the border, he said.
The IGP said the heroin money was intended to support terrorism.
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