Army chief given detailed brief about situation on LoC, in Kashmir

Srinagar, Jun 1: Chief of the Army General Bipin Rawat was today given a details brief about the situation on the Line of Control (LoC) and in the Kashmir valley, where security forces achieved major success in counter insurgency operations during the past one week.
Six ‘infiltrations’ were killed in a fierce encounter by security forces near LoC in the frontier district of Kupwara while two militants, including Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, successor of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander Burhan Wani, were killed on May 27. Two militants were killed in Sopore in north Kashmir district of Baramulla today.
Defence sources said that Army Chief arrived at the headquarters of 15 Corps at Badami Bagh Cantonment today to review the security situation and operational preparedness of the troops posted alongwith LoC and in Kashmir.
However, defence ministry spokesman in Srinagar was not available to share details about Army chief visit, first after General awarded a Major who used a local man in Badgam as human shield to avoid stone pelting by a mob during bypoll in Srinagar Parliamentary constituency on April 9.
They said immediately after his arrival, General Bipin was given a detailed brief about the overall security situation in the hinterland and LoC.
Source said that Chief of the Army Staff was informed about the anti infiltration measures taken to foil any attempt by militants, waiting in launch pads near LoC in Pakistan administrated Kashmir (PaK) to sneak into this side during the next few months as snow had already started melting on higher reaches. Troops are already on higher alert and were successful to foil a number of infiltration attempts during the past one month during which eight militants were killed. Two soldiers also attained martyrdom.
He was also informed recent ceasefire violation by the Pakistan troops in which a porter was killed and another injured in north Kashmir recently.
Gen Bipin was also briefed about the situation which has arisen after the killing of HM commander Sabzar Bhat and subsequent violence incidents in the valley, where restrictions and strike crippled life for three days from May 28.