500 Para Commandos To Hunt Pakistani Militants In Jammu After Attacks

NEW DELHI: In view of the infiltration of highly trained Pakistani militants in the Jammu region, the Indian Army is readjusting its deployments in the area as per intelligence inputs and security requirements.

The Indian Army has deployed around 500 Para Special Forces commandos in the area to hunt down the 50-55 militants from Pakistan who have entered the region to revive militancy there, defence sources told news agency ANI.

The intelligence agencies have also bolstered their apparatus in the area and are working to take out the militant support infrastructure there including overground workers who support militants, they said.

The Army has already brought in troops to the area including one brigade strength of around 3500-4000 personnel to counter Pakistan’s proxy aggression here, they said.

The Army brass on the ground has been working towards strategies to search and destroy the militants, who are equipped with the latest weaponry and communication equipment, they added.

The Army already has an existing counter-milirant infrastructure in the area with presence of two forces of the Rashtriya Rifles including the Romeo and Delta forces along with other regular infantry divisions in the area, they said. (ANI)