04-05-2009, 03:32 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>'400 terrorists waiting to sneak into J&K ahead of polls'</b>
pioneer.com
PTI | New Delhi
<b>Amidst reports that 400 trained terrorists were waiting to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir to disrupt coming Lok Sabha polls, </b>the Government has ordered stepping up of security in the border State to thwart any attempts to cause violence ahead of the elections.
After a visit by Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta and Defence Secretary Vijay Singh to meet top State officials this week, the order for heightened vigil was issued, Army sources said here on Saturday.
There are intelligence inputs that 400 trained terrorists of Lashkar-e-Toiba
are waiting to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir to disrupt the polls. We have stepped up our alertness to prevent both infiltration and attacks, the sources said.
Security was also increased for political leaders campaigning in the border State in view of the threat, said the sources.
India, they said, estimated that there were 40 to 50 terror camps still functioning inside Pakistan-held territory.
<b>The sophisticated training the terrorists receive came to light during the recent Hafrauda forest encounter in Kupwara </b>-- the first infiltration attempt this year -- that was sustained by them for nearly a week. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
pioneer.com
PTI | New Delhi
<b>Amidst reports that 400 trained terrorists were waiting to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir to disrupt coming Lok Sabha polls, </b>the Government has ordered stepping up of security in the border State to thwart any attempts to cause violence ahead of the elections.
After a visit by Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta and Defence Secretary Vijay Singh to meet top State officials this week, the order for heightened vigil was issued, Army sources said here on Saturday.
There are intelligence inputs that 400 trained terrorists of Lashkar-e-Toiba
are waiting to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir to disrupt the polls. We have stepped up our alertness to prevent both infiltration and attacks, the sources said.
Security was also increased for political leaders campaigning in the border State in view of the threat, said the sources.
India, they said, estimated that there were 40 to 50 terror camps still functioning inside Pakistan-held territory.
<b>The sophisticated training the terrorists receive came to light during the recent Hafrauda forest encounter in Kupwara </b>-- the first infiltration attempt this year -- that was sustained by them for nearly a week. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
