Amid ongoing operations by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar issued a stern warning to India’s enemies, saying if someone goes to war with India, their children will be raised by someone else. “India has seen war and doesn’t want war, but if you go to war with India, someone else will raise your children,” the minister tweeted. New India will not give in and will not be intimidated, the minister assured. “India has enemies – these enemies want to stop India’s rise. But they should know that. The Indian military is now a modernized, high-tech and deadly machine – make no mistake about it. It will be wise to avoid it,” the minister wrote in response to a tweet about the army’s use of high-tech equipment to monitor and provide firepower in operations.
Operation to arrest the terrorists responsible for the killing of four security personnel in Anantnag.
Four security personnel, including Colonel Manpreet Singh, commanding officer of 19 Rashtriya Rifles, Major Ashish Dhonchak, Assistant Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police Humayun Bhat and rifleman Ravi Kumar Rana, died in the Anantnag operations that began on Tuesday. Drones and helicopters were deployed to track down the terrorists holed up in Gadole forest in Kokernag area.
Warning from Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar amid J&K operations.
While the Anantnag shootout brought the situation in J&K into focus, three terrorists were killed in Baramulla. The terrorists attempted to cross the LoC in Hathlanga area. Brigadier PMS Dhillon said the Pakistan Army provided covering fire to the terrorists who attacked the Indian Army’s quadcopters. “This shows how the Pakistan Army supports terrorists and provides them full support in infiltration. It also shows how the Pakistan Army is involved in destabilizing peace in Kashmir,” he said.
BJP Jammu and Kashmir unit chief Ravinder Raina said Pakistan will have to pay a heavy price for continuing to sponsor terror attacks in Kashmir.
Anantnag shootout over 100 hours, Uzair Khan one of the terrorists
The operations in the forest area to arrest the terrorists will enter their fifth day on Sunday. The operation has continued uninterrupted since Wednesday, even in the rain. The terrorists are believed to be holed up in a hillside cave. Officials are sure that the operation is in its final stages and the terrorists will soon be neutralized.
One of the hidden terrorists is believed to be Uzair Khan, who has been operating in the area and is knowledgeable about the lay of the land. He joined the Lashkar last year and within a year became a so-called commander.
Source : www.hindustantimes.com