'Operation Sarvashakti': Army's mega anti-terror campaign in Jammu and Kashmir

‘Operation Sarvashakti’: Army’s mega anti-terror campaign in Jammu and Kashmir

The Indian Army has decided to launch a large-scale anti-terror operation, Operation Sarvashakti, in Jammu and Kashmir, following multiple recent terror attacks in the Poonch and Rajouri regions.

Operation Sarvashakti will be launched on both sides of the Pir Panjal ranges, with security forces carrying out actions against terrorists under close monitoring from the Army headquarters and Northern Command, according to top sources in the security establishment who informed India Today.

The Indian Army, state agencies, and intelligence agencies will be working actively in close coordination with each other to “thwart Pakistani designs”, officials added.

The decision came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah conducted a top-level review meeting for security in Jammu and Kashmir with multiple stakeholders.

The Rajouri-Poonch area witnessed increased terror activity last year with multiple terror strikes.

Highlighting the “rising terrorism” in the Pir Panjal Range as an “issue of concern,” Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande recently stated that proxy terror groups operating there continue to receive support from across the Line of Control (LoC), where the support infrastructure for terrorists remains intact.

“I will not get into what has gone wrong; rather, I will say what it is that we are doing,” Pande said during his customary media briefing ahead of Army Day on January 15.

Better synergy with other agencies, including the police, and the use of technology for advantageous outcomes are also areas the army is working on, he added.

On December 21, Army vehicles navigating a blind curve at Dhatyar Morh between Dera ki Gali (DKG) area and Bulfiaz came under heavy fire from terrorists. Four army soldiers were killed in the ambush. A massive combing operation was launched following the incident.

In the latest incident in Poonch district on Friday, “suspected terrorists” fired at a convoy of Army vehicles.

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