The Inspector General Police (IGP) Jammu Zone, Bhim Sen Tuti said on Tuesday, that more than 100 anti-terror operations are being conducted daily across the region due to immense challenges posed by the foreign militants hiding in the dense forests. He made the remaks after a wreath laying ceremony at Police Martyrs Memorial near the railway station to pay tributes to bravehearts on Tuesday.
The day is also observed in commemoration of 10 valiant martyrs of the Central Reserve Police Forces who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty on the October 21, 1959. They laid down their lives in an ambush laid by heavily-armed Chinese troops at Hot Springs Ladakh, at an altitude of 4,681 metres.
The top cop said that, "for the past two years, foreign militants primarily have posed a major challenge in Jammu division. Yet, we are strengthening our counter-terrorism and border protection grid.”
“I hope that soon we will be able to deal with the foreign terrorists hiding in forest areas and neutralise them,” he said.
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He said around 120 counter-terrorist operations are launched in the Jammu zone every year.
“This is our daily duty, whether it is a speculative operation or a precise information-based operation, it is ongoing. Besides fighting terrorism, police force has to perform wide spectrum of duties. We salute all our brave comrades who have been martyred in line of the duty," Tuti said.
Paying his tributes to all police personnel who laid down their lives for the country, the IGP said the force is committed to maintaining peace and harmony in the region.
Meanwhile, on Monday Jammu and Kashmir police organised a blood donation camp as part of the police commemoration Day observance in Jammu. A total of 125 personnel from various wings of the Jammu and Kashmir Police across Jammu Zone voluntarily donated blood.
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