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SOURCE: DailyMail
Unreliable informants have become a serious threat to the safety of Army units operating against militants in Jammu and Kashmir.According to sources, twice in the past fortnight the army’s local informers in the Valley have provided red herring information to the units involved in operations, leading the jawans directly into the militants’ trap.
According to Army sources in the Valley, intelligence inputs provided by local informers in both Hajin and Shopian operations were proven wrong, leading to the death of six army personnel.
In a recent case in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, three army men were killed and one critically injured in an ambush on 44 Rashtriya Rifles when an Army patrol party was returning from a search operation in Kungoo village based on intelligence inputs.
The incident has pressed the alarm bell for security establishment as it is ‘unusual phenomenon’ that in ten days, two major intelligence inputs have gone wrong, sources said.
On February 14, at least three soldiers were killed and 15 security personnel were injured during an encounter with terrorists at Hajin in Bandipora district based on false intelligence inputs.
A militant was also killed during the encounter, which began after security personnel received intelligence inputs concerning the presence of gunmen in a residential part of the district.
According to the source, in the Shopian attack, the army company was given a tip-off about a hideout of some militants but after hours of search, they couldn’t find anyone and were attacked on their way back.
‘It was apparently a trap as the army men were attacked with great effectiveness on their way back from the patrol. Soldiers were caught unaware as militants came prepared and fired indiscriminately,’ the source said.
The Hizbul Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the ambush and the group has also released a video, which shows a group of armed men celebrating the success of the attack.
The fallen soldiers have been identified as Lance Naik Ghulam Mohiuddin from Anantnag, Sreejith MJ from Kerala and Sepoy Vikas Singh Gurjar from Rajasthan. A civilian was killed by a stray bullet.
The attack also left two army officers, Lieutenant Colonel Mukesh Jha and Major Amardeep Singh, injured while they were travelling together in a light vehicle.
Senior officials claimed that after the Burhan Wani protests, the army placed added importance on strengthening its intelligence network that also got many positive results.
http://idrw.org/jk-locals-giving-fa...rs-as-six-army-men-die-chasing-dubious-leads/
Unreliable informants have become a serious threat to the safety of Army units operating against militants in Jammu and Kashmir.According to sources, twice in the past fortnight the army’s local informers in the Valley have provided red herring information to the units involved in operations, leading the jawans directly into the militants’ trap.
According to Army sources in the Valley, intelligence inputs provided by local informers in both Hajin and Shopian operations were proven wrong, leading to the death of six army personnel.
In a recent case in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, three army men were killed and one critically injured in an ambush on 44 Rashtriya Rifles when an Army patrol party was returning from a search operation in Kungoo village based on intelligence inputs.
The incident has pressed the alarm bell for security establishment as it is ‘unusual phenomenon’ that in ten days, two major intelligence inputs have gone wrong, sources said.
On February 14, at least three soldiers were killed and 15 security personnel were injured during an encounter with terrorists at Hajin in Bandipora district based on false intelligence inputs.
A militant was also killed during the encounter, which began after security personnel received intelligence inputs concerning the presence of gunmen in a residential part of the district.
According to the source, in the Shopian attack, the army company was given a tip-off about a hideout of some militants but after hours of search, they couldn’t find anyone and were attacked on their way back.
‘It was apparently a trap as the army men were attacked with great effectiveness on their way back from the patrol. Soldiers were caught unaware as militants came prepared and fired indiscriminately,’ the source said.
The Hizbul Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the ambush and the group has also released a video, which shows a group of armed men celebrating the success of the attack.
The fallen soldiers have been identified as Lance Naik Ghulam Mohiuddin from Anantnag, Sreejith MJ from Kerala and Sepoy Vikas Singh Gurjar from Rajasthan. A civilian was killed by a stray bullet.
The attack also left two army officers, Lieutenant Colonel Mukesh Jha and Major Amardeep Singh, injured while they were travelling together in a light vehicle.
Senior officials claimed that after the Burhan Wani protests, the army placed added importance on strengthening its intelligence network that also got many positive results.
http://idrw.org/jk-locals-giving-fa...rs-as-six-army-men-die-chasing-dubious-leads/
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