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| 200 foreign ultras active in J&K: Khoda | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
NEW DELHI, June 15: The J&K police chief Kuldeep Khuda today said peace was not far from the state as there had been a steep drop in militant violence in the past three years.
Khuda, who was here in connection with an official function, said only 200 foreign terrorists and 300 locals were active in the militancy-infested parts of the state.
"There are about 500 militants presently active in Jammu and Kashmir and their number has come down from 700-800 last year and around 1,000 in 2008," he added.
The police chief said 40 per cent of these militants were foreigners, mostly from
Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
He said Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) - the terror outfits that have bases in Pakistan - were active in the state.
"HM is more in a supportive role to the LeT but it depends on the plans conceived across (the border)," he said. Khuda said the overall security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir was
improving and there was a drop in violence in the last three years. "There was a 20 per cent drop in violence in 2007 which improved to 28 percent in 2008 and 30 percent in 2009," he added.
Last year, Khuda added, also saw the lowest number of civilian deaths in militancy-related incidents.
A little less than 500 terror incidents were reported in 2009 in which 239 militants, 71 civilians and 79 security personnel were killed. In 2008, 339 militants, 91 civilians and 85 security
personnel were killed in 708 militancy incidents.
"We are on the right course," Khuda said, hoping the "violence will come down" further in the future.
However, he maintained that there was no let up in incursion attempts by militants from across the borders. "Infiltration is going on though not to the extent as it was last
ear. Going by the (infiltration) bids made, there is no change in attitude of handlers across the border who want to push in infiltrators," he said.
Security forces had been able to curb militant incursions mainly due to better border management, he added. Khuda said Pakistan continued to support militant activities in
Jammu and Kashmir. "Terrorists are coming or attempts are being made to infiltrate and they are getting training, equipment, funding.
Militants trying to cross over do not face obstructions from Pakistani security forces but were, instead, provided covering fire. "All this points to the direct role (of the Pakistan establishment)," he said, adding that Pakistan was not adhering to its commitment of not allowing its soil to be used for anti-India activities. "They do not adhere to it. Nothing is visible on the ground," he
asserted.
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