NEW DELHI: A clear and irrefutable link establishing the Pakistani origins of the four terrorists killed Thursday in Nagrota has emerged, prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to directly name “Pakistan-based terror organization Jaish-e-Mohammad” for their efforts to wreak great havoc and destruction to “target grassroots-level democracy in Jammu and Kashmir. “.
Pointing to the huge cache of weapons and ammunition seized from the murdered terrorists: 11 AK-47 rifles, 24 AK magazines, three pistols, six magazines, 29 grenades, five 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 at J&K in light of what is seen as a Pakistani-inspired plot to create chaos.
The review was attended by the Minister of the Interior, Amit Shah, the NSA Ajit Doval, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and senior officials of the intelligence system.
Following the review, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to social media to highlight the efforts of Pakistan-based terror groups to attack grassroots democracy in J&K and congratulate the security forces for foiling these plans. His tweets were seen as directed at Pakistan’s ISI, which uses jihadist garb like Jaish and Lashkar to hurt India.
“Our security forces have once again shown the utmost courage and professionalism. Thanks to their alertness, they have defeated a nefarious plot to attack grassroots democratic exercise in Jammu and Kashmir, ”Modi tweeted, noting that Pakistan-based Jaish was determined to disrupt polls by the development council of the district and destabilize the situation in J&K Fuentes described as “a great attack coinciding with the anniversary of 11/26.”
Intelligence sources cited some key recoveries from the dead terrorists as “irrefutable proof of Pakistani origins who, with a true arsenal at their disposal, could have wreaked havoc in Jammu and Kashmir. These included a digital mobile radio made by a Pakistani company called Micro Electronics.
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