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ShareJammu: Around 2,500 terrorists in various training camps in Pakistan are waiting to enter Indian territory before the passes along the border close due to snowfall, Army chief General Deepak Kapoor said today.
"There are estimated 42 terrorist training camps in Pakistan as per our reports. The total number of militants staged in these camps are roughly between 2,000 to 2,500 and ready to infiltrate to this side," General Kapoor told reporters.
The army chief, however, said that the security forces are all prepared to foil any infiltration bid by militants.
"Our troops always ready. There is no fear. Indian army is ready to deal with them," Kapoor said, adding whether it is Taliban, LeT or Hizbul Mujahideen, "we are ready to deal with them to ensure complete safety and security of the people of the state."
To a question about ceasefire violation along the border, he said, "there has been decrease in ceasefire violations this year as compared to last year".
"Our attempt is that Pakistan stops ceasefire violations completely. But their (Pakistan's) attempt is to push in more and more militants into this side before the onset of winter (when snow closes passes)," General Kapoor said.
Admitting that incidents of attacks on security forces at border posts have increased, Kapoor said that the security forces would take care of that. "We shall take appropriate action on that," said the Army chief, who was here for the inauguration of a war memorial.
"It is matter of honour and pride for me to open up the biggest war memorial for the people of the state," he said while inaugurating the 60-metre-high structure.
The memorial has 52 pillars on which names of the martyrs of several wars including 1947, 1962, 1965, 1972 and 1999 are inscribed in golden letters.
The memorial has been handed over to Jammu and Kashmir government and the memorandum of transfer was signed by the Army chief and state chief minister Omar Abdullah.
