120 anti-terror ops launched daily in Jammu to eliminate foreign terrorists: IGP

Jammu, Oct 21: Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone, Bhim Sen Tuti, on Tuesday said that 120 anti-terror operations are launched in Jammu on a daily basis to eliminate foreign terrorists, which remains a significant challenge.

Speaking to reporters, the IGP said that foreign terrorists operating in the upper reaches have posed a challenge for the past two years, but the counter-terrorism grid in Jammu has been strengthened.

"We are strengthening the border protection grid. Very soon, foreign terrorists hiding in the upper reaches will be neutralised," the IG said.

He added that every day 120 operations are conducted in the Jammu Zone as part of routine security measures, whether they are speculative or pinpoint operations—(KNO)