250-300 Terrorists Present At Launchpads Across Border: Top Official

A top BSF official stated on Saturday that 250 to 300 terrorists are poised at launchpads across the border "waiting to infiltrate" Jammu and Kashmir, news agency PTI reported. However, the official warned that security personnel were on high alert and would foil any efforts at cross-border infiltration. Speaking with reporters in Pulwama district of south Kashmir Inspector General, BSF, Ashok Yadav stated: "There are intelligence inputs that 250-300 militants are waiting at launchpads, but we and the Army have dominated all the vulnerable patches and are alert."

"BSF works with all determination to safeguard the international borders & LoC. As winters set in infiltration becomes a little difficult. With the Army, we working with promptness. We have dominated the area well. Our special surveillance equipment is helping us. We assure that any kind of infiltration will not be successful. We have intelligence input about the infiltration attempt, they will be trying to enter but BSF & Indian Army are dominating the area well," he stated.

He stated that valiant BSF and Army jawans were on high alert in border regions and would thwart any infiltration efforts.