Civilian killings in Srinagar not linked to anti-militancy operations, says top army official

Srinagar based Indian army’s 15 Corps General officer Commanding (GoC) Lieutenant General DP Pandey on Tuesday claimed that anti-militancy operations launched by the army in the Valley are based on human intelligence. It has no connection with any anti-militancy operation with the incidents that took place in Srinagar and other places, he added

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir): Srinagar based Indian army’s 15 Corps General officer Commanding (GoC) Lieutenant General DP Pandey on Tuesday claimed that anti-militancy operations launched by the army in the Valley are based on human intelligence.

"I would not like to connect any anti-militancy operation with the incidents that took place in Srinagar and other places," he said while speaking on the sidelines of a function at SKICC.

He asserted that all the anti-militancy operations launched in the past few days were based on human intelligence. The civilian killings are highly condemnable. Security forces and the people need to be very careful to keep the communal harmony intact."

He further said, "Army is on alert and ready to foil any attempt of infiltration on the LoC. The militants operating in the hinterland will be killed with the help of people. The situation is being dealt with by the army and there was no need for additional forces anywhere."

He also paid tributes to the five slain soldiers killed in an anti-militancy operation at Dera Ki Gali on the Poonch-Rajouri border.