NEW DELHI: The Lashkar-eTaiba had a role in fuelling protests in Kashmir with a high altitude command centre “Alpha 3”, operating with the help of Pakistan military, directing cadres to mingle with prostestors and target Indian security forces with grenades, the National Investigation Authority has said.
Releasing a 12-minute confessional video of Lashkar terrorist Bahadur Ali, who was apprehended in J&K last month, NIA detailed Pakistan military’s support to Lashkar operations by providing high-tech equipment, assistance in mapping infiltration routes and last-minute checks and briefings before terrorists are launched into India.
Using Ali’s testimony and equipments recovered from him that NIA said can be configured only by Pakis tan military, the government is preparing to put the focus on Islamabad’s role in whipping up unrest in J&K before the international community. A “strong demarche” has already been handed over to Pakistan over its continued support to cross-border terrorism in India.
NIA has been questioning Ali since his arrest on July 25 and on Wednesday it decided to reveal Pakistan’s hand in the current violence in J&K by releasing the video, in which the Lashkar terrorist clearly mentions that Pakistani military officials of the rank of major and captain met a Lashkar team near LoC before they entered India.
The Lashkar centre that monitors infiltrators is located in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and is a fixed establishment that directs terrorists in Indian territory through a prefixed frequency on ICOM handsets (radio frequency based receivers transceivers).
Officials said Ali’s confession and equipment are the most significant evidence of Pakistan’s direct role in the “large scale” disturbances and acts of terrorism in India since Ajmal Kasab’s capture during 2611 Mumbai attacks in 2008. Inspector general of NIA Sanjeev Kumar Singh said Ali, who infiltrated into India around June 11-12 along with two others Saad and Darda, was constantly guided and directed by Alpha-3 through the designated frequency. Singh stressed that “it is operated with support from Pakistani forces”.
(Sourced from agencies, Feature image courtesy:munsif.tv)
