83 per cent of terrorists have history of stone pelting; Army
Srinagar, Aug 02: The situation along the Line of Control(LoC) is under control and largely peaceful, the Army said on Friday, asserting that it will not allow Pakistan to disturb peace in Kashmir.
In a joint briefing of security forces in Srinagar, Lt Gen Sarabjit Singh Dhillon, Commander of the 15 Corps, said the threat of improvised explosive devices in the Valley is "more pronounced", but it is being tackled effectively by security forces by conducting regular searches.
He said searches are going on in Shopian where an attempt to attack security forces was made on Thursday night.
During
the
searches,
a
mine
with
Pakistan
Ordnance
Factory
markings
was
seized.
The
forces
have
also
found
a
huge
cache
of
arms
along
the
Amarnath
Yatra
route
which
included
a
US
M-24
sniper
rifle
and
a
mine
with
markings
of
the
Pakistan
Ordnance
Factory,
the
Army
officer
said.
More than 10 serious attempts to trigger IED blasts were made in the Valley mostly in Pulwama and Shopian areas, I G Kashmir SP Pani said.
The Army also said 83 per cent of terrorists have history of stone-pelting.