Abhishek Behl www.merinews.com
Police averted a major tragedy when it prevented a possible fidayeen attack in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, after Special Operations Group, Poonch conducted a operation and arrested one Talib Hussain , son of Ghulamudin Bhatti , resident of Pattuwali, Lassana.
Inspector Surjit Singh, in charge, SOG, Poonch conducted the operation and arrested the said militant late evening. Sources said that Talib Hussain was possibly preparing for a fidayeen attack.
An Army dress and military sweaters were recovered from the militant , besides 1 pistol and 61 rounds of AK 47, added sources . The militants have been using the combat dresses to camouflage and to prevent detection by the security forces.
A number of suicide attacks have been executed by the militants dressed as army men and as a result the district administration has imposed a ban on the sale of combat uniform.
Local police said that they obtained vital information regarding a possible fidayeen attack on a vital security installation in the city.
The arrest of this militant is the success of painstaking intelligence gathering and execution of the same, said a senior official, asking for anonymity.
This follows a series of attacks on the security forces in the state. On May 23 militants fired on the DySp Jugal Manhas and later Shally Singh , DYSP SOG Poonch was killed by the militants in an encounter.
Sources said that as parts of its efforts to intensify militant activities and infiltration, militants have started increasing attacks on the security forces, especially officers who have known record of dealing with the militancy effectively.
It may be noted that Lashkar-e-Tayyba and Jaish-e-Mohammad plan to recruit around youth from the border districts of Poonch and Mendhar in order to augment the shortage in their ranks.
According to sources, the top commanders of the two terrorists outfits are working in close coordination to ensure that youth of the area join the militant ranks. It was also revealed that a team of locals has been constituted as recruiting board to identify the local youth, who can be lured successfully into anti-national activities. The impressionable youth are made to study literature and watch CDs containing inflammatory speeches of militant leaders which exhorts them to seek revenge for the atrocities being committed against the Muslims across the length and breadth of globe.
The LeT’s professed ideology goes beyond merely challenging India’s sovereignty over the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The Lashkar’s ‘agenda’, as outlined in a pamphlet titled Why are we waging jihad includes the restoration of Islamic rule over all parts of India.
Further, the outfit seeks to bring about a union of all Muslim majority regions in countries that surround Pakistan. Towards that end, it is active in J&K, Chechnya and other parts of Central Asia.