Lashkar maybe linked to attack on Jammu IAF station, says J&K DGP

JAMMU: Pakistan-based terrorist groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) are using drones to drop arms, IEDs and narcotics in Jammu and Kashmir, director-general of police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Friday.
“LeT is suspected to be linked with the two recent drone strikes on the Jammu IAF station. Investigation is in progress. We have not reached any conclusive stage to say who is involved. However, we know Lashkar’s history of using drones to drop weapons, narcotics, ready-made IEDs on this side of the border or de-facto border,” he said.
Asked about the spike in ‘encounters’ between security forces and terrorists in the Valley, the DGP replied: “More encounters will take place. Terrorists will be finished. So, operations are being intensified against them.”
Referring to the arrest of a terrorist with 5.5 kg of IED in Jammu, Singh said cops had busted a module that was planning to carry out an IED explosion at a crowded place to cause a large number of casualties. “The IED was sent from the terrorist’s LeT handler from Pakistan,” the DGP said.
Interacting with the media after the attestation-cum-passing-out parade of the 27th Basic Recruitment Training Course (BRTC) in Kathua district on Friday, Singh said: “Counter-insurgency operations will be speeded up to wipe out terrorism. Efforts are also on to strengthen security arrangements to counter the threat posed by drones, especially in the aftermath of the recent attack on the Indian Air Force base in Jammu.”
Describing drones as a major security threat, Singh said that the use of drones by anti-national elements and terrorists to drop weapons and IEDs needs strong counter measures.