First surgical strike was carried out in September 2016: top army commander


Jammu, May 20 (IANS): The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the northern command, Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh said on Monday that the first surgical strike by the Indian Army was carried out in September, 2016, following the Uri terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.

Speaking to the media at the Udhampur headquarters of the northern command, Lt General Singh said: "In reply to an RTI (Right to Information), the Director General of Military Operations has said that the first surgical strike was carried out by the Indian Army in September, 2016."

He said he would not go into the details of that surgical strike as he had just made a statement of facts while adding that Pakistan is continuing its anti-India policy including drug trafficking and infiltration.

"Terror camps in Pakistan are intact and we are keeping a vigil on them," he said.

He said the ceasefire is violated by Pakistan to push in militants, but the army's multi-tier security grid has been able to keep infiltration down.

He said as part of a strategy to make the Line of Control impregnable, new generation weapons are being deployed.

He said free and fair elections have been held in the hinterland and in Jammu and Kashmir.

"Since the beginning of this year we have killed 86 terrorists and arrested 20. A large number of youth have been brought back to lead a normal life through persuasion and help of families," he said.

Answering questions he said the Balakot air strike was laudable although Pakistani fighter jets later crossed the LoC but they were given a reply on the LoC itself and could not come into the Indian hinterland.

"We are ready to give a reply if a misadventure is planned," the top army officer said. He agreed that the local recruitment of youth into militancy is a matter of concern, but added that it is coming down.

He said, last year, 216 local youth had joined the militant ranks, but this year only 40 have so far been reported to have joined them.

He said the security forces are taking up different programmes and other steps to ensure that the local youth do not get waylaid by militants.

 

  

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  • Sannu, MLore Qatar

    Tue, May 21 2019

    Before election the mouth was closed and after election it is opening this is India, fooling the unpad people in all the 29 states of the country.
    The prices of LPG Gas, Diesel, Petrol and its product will raise after the result on the 23rd people of India be careful now the game is over be ready to spend all your earnings in few days.

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  • SK, Mangalore

    Tue, May 21 2019

    Cannot believe what army is saying. Because surgical strikes done by Congress was kept secret. They did not want to tomtom their action, hence they did not even inform Army.

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  • John Tauro, M'lore

    Tue, May 21 2019

    Do you mean to say surgical strikes were carried out by Congress politicians? How can it be done without the Army knowing it? Every military operation is a coordinated effort by all three wings of the armed forces.

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  • El En Tea, Mumbai

    Tue, May 21 2019

    Election are over
    Egg jit poll result published
    Now why Surgical topics

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Tue, May 21 2019

    Actually people of India did not like the faking by CONgress party. Raul thought he can get away with anything

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  • Sanjeev Kamath, Udupi / Seattle

    Tue, May 21 2019

    Several genuinely honest surgical strikes were carried out before 2014 without inforning the defence forces. One more is due on May 23.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, May 20 2019

    Tell us only about the Genuine Surgical Strikes ...

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  • sk, Mangalore

    Tue, May 21 2019

    Please read the article again, He was mentioning about genuine ones, not the ones claimed by Congress

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  • Namrata, Mumbai

    Tue, May 21 2019

    One more awaiting on 23rd ......

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