Ready to deal with any challenge including Taliban if they enter Kashmir: IGP

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar has said the government forces are ready to deal with any challenge in case any foreign element including the Taliban enters Kashmir.

The IGP Kashmir while addressing a joint press conference at the army’s Victor Force headquarters at Awantipora, said police have activated human intelligence and technical intelligence to find out whether any foreign element including the Taliban is planning to infiltrate into Kashmir.

As reported by the Local news Agency KNO – “If at all any such thing happens, I as a police officer assure the people of Kashmir that the police, army and the other security forces will deal with the challenge professionally,” the IGP said.

Kumar was flanked by General officer Commanding of South Kashmir based Victor-Force Rashim Bali. The IGP was replying to a query whether they were ready to deal with the situation if the Taliban decides to enter Kashmir.

The IGP said there are inputs about some fresh infiltration bids and the information about the same is being gathered. “The militants killed in Bandipora recently had infiltrated this year only,” he said.

About any latest weapon consignments being pushed into Kashmir, he said, “As of now, there is no information available with the police about the latest weaponry being provided to militants in the Valley.”