Terrorists Planning To Target Amarnath Yatra: Army Officer

Srinagar:

Safety forces in Jammu and Kashmir have inputs about terrorists making plans to hold out an assault on Amarnath Yatra, an Military officer mentioned on Friday, however asserted that “techniques and sources” had been in position to be sure that the once a year pilgrimage is going on unhindered.

The officer mentioned it used to be handiest befitting that Friday’s come upon, through which 3 terrorists, together with a self-styled commander of the Jaish-e-Mohammad, had been gunned down, came about simply 4 days prior to the yatra is ready to start on July 21.

“There are inputs that terrorists would take a look at their easiest to focus on the yatra, however we’ve were given our techniques and sources in position to be sure that it is going on unhindered and peacefully,” Brigadier Vivek Singh Thakur, Commander, Two Sector, mentioned in a press convention in south Kashmir.

“We stay dedicated to verify Amarnath Yatra will likely be carried out peacefully with none hindrance and the safety scenario will proceed to stay underneath regulate,” he mentioned.

Brigadier Thakur mentioned the stretch of nationwide freeway 44 which will likely be utilized by the yatris proceed to stay delicate.

“This axis is somewhat delicate. The yatris will soak up this axis to head as much as Sonamarg (Ganderbal) and this (Baltal) is the one path which will likely be energetic to head as much as the Amarnath cave,” he mentioned. 

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