archive: 'ISI attempting demographic changes'
'ISI attempting demographic changes'
PTI, UNI
Hindu
May 1 , 1999
Title: 'ISI attempting demographic changes'
Author: PTI, UNI
Publication: Hindu
Date: May 1 , 1999
Pakistan's Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) is at-tempting to make
demographic changes in Rajouri and Poonch areas of jammu region by
purchasing land belonging to minority community through overground
workers, the State Director General of Police (DGP) Mr. Gurbachan
Jagat, has said.
This is being done to force migration of the minority community and
alter the demographic character of Jammu region, Mr. Jagat said while
delivering a lecture on "status of militancy and role of State police
in tackling it", organised by the Institute of Public Opinion here
yesterday.
The modus operandi of the militants involved flushing the area with
partly fake, partly genuine currency and forcing people to sell their
land in Rajouri and Poonch areas.
The two districts had become the new hot spots of militancy with a
huge influx of militants from across the border as their designs had
been defeated in the valley and to some extent in Doda also, lie said.
The DGP said the problem of militancy in the State could not be viewed
in isolation as some ISI agents were also active in Kerala, Tamil Nadu
and Mumbai. "It would be wrong to call it an indirect war. It is a
direct war by Pakistan," he said, adding this fact was established by
the presence of regular Pakistani soldiers in the State.
The DGP told reporters today that over 100 security pickets were being
set up all along the border in the State to check infiltration from
Pakistan. Infiltration from across the border was still going on and
it could increase in the coming months he said.
About 800 village defence committee members, 6,000 special police
officers and 1,200 ex-servicemen, were being appointed in the Doda
area, he added.
Mr. Jagat said police had intensified its activities in far off places
such as Arnas, Gool, Gulabarh, Surrankote, Budhal, Doda and Kupwara.
The overall improvement in the law and order situation had resulted in
the increase of tourist inflow into the State.
He said that during the last four months, in all 276 militants had
been killed by security forces. In 1977, 1998, and 1999, the police
had succeeded in eliminating 541 militants.
During this period, 477 police / security personnel also lost their
life during the different, operations. The DGP said the police had
also registered a remarkable success in recovering arms and ammunition
from militants.
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