Pakistan's sinister design comes in wake of its failure to infiltrate mercenaries
The recovery of explosives T from Punjab militants in Ambala recently is just the tip of the iceberg as a classified intelligence report suggests that the terror group, Babbar Khalsa International, is suspected to have transshipped consignment of arms and ammunition for terror acts, including attacks on VIPs and police brass, mass killings through bomb blasts and attacks during the forthcoming Assembly election in Punjab.
The report reveals that Pakistan-based Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is putting pressure on militant groups like Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF), Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) and their collaborators in European and North American countries to revive Punjab militancy which could have ramifications for the entire country.
Punjab militant groups, particularly BKI, plan targeted attacks on important political leaders, including the Punjab Chief Minister, State police officers, besides on organisations like Dera Sacha Sauda, Rashtriya Sikh Sangat and RSS.
“In Punjab, attempts by BKI, KZF and KTF cadres to revive militancy in the State and target VIPs and Dera heads, continued. On the militancy front, Punjab continued to remain peaceful but there was a continuous pressure from Pakistan's ISI on militant groups, including the BKI, KZF and newly formed KTF, to undertake spectacular action. The terrorist hardware continued to be pushed from across the border for the use of pro-Sikh militants,“ warns the report based on presentation made by Punjab DGP during the recent conference of State police chiefs in Delhi. The intelligence assessment points out that Punjab terrorists are moving from Uttar Pradesh (UP) to Nepal and their presence has also been noticed in Goa and Maharasthra.
The latest ISI strategy to foment terror in the country coincides with the success of the Indian security forces in Jammu & Kashmir where they have been able to significantly check infiltration bids through better interception capabilities along the Line of Control and the International Border and high attrition of terrorists through generation of ground level intelligence by the agencies.
Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in the Indian hinterland from 1993 onwards has resulted in 120 terror attacks resulting in deaths of over 1,200 civilians and leaving over 4,000 innocent citizens injured .
The Punjab Police has flagged operational difficulties in dealing with the terror threats emanating from the militant outfits due to the spillover of Pakistani telecommunications network signal into Indian territory, increasing use of cyber space, use of different routes to Pakistan for availing training by terrorists and continued flow of funds to non-FCRA registered NGOs and lack of inputs on Islamic terrorism.
The State police has also highlighted its concern over the possibility of Indian youth being radicalised during pilgrimages abroad and the possibility of the Indian diaspora in Europe, Canada and UK being used by the ISI for terrorist activities.
The Punjab police has also underscored concerns over encrypted communication using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)/Skype by terrorists and the Intelligence Bureau is discussing the issue with the Department of Telecommunications with a view to finding a de-encryption solution. The IB is also deliberating with the telecommunications officials in order to arrive at a technical solution to deal with the spillover of telecom signals from Pakistani mobile services companies into the Indian territory.
The seizure of the explosive-laden car in Ambala on Thursday came following a trail of inputs provided by IB that a car was headed to Delhi via Ambala with explosives and detonators. Security agencies are probing whether the explosives seized in Ambala was sent to India from Pakistan by fugitive Jagtar Singh Tara of Khalistan Tiger Force. Tara, who wasconvicted in the Beant Singh assassination case and escaped from Burail jail a few years back, could be behind the fresh efforts at resurrecting Punjab militancy.
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