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On Pulwama attack anniversary, CRPF displays latest arms and surveillance gadgets

On Pulwama attack anniversary, CRPF displays latest arms and surveillance gadgets

CRPF displays latest arms and surveillance gadgets

On the fourthanniversary of the Pulwama terror attack, floral tributes were paid to the forty CRPF Jawans who laid their lives in the attack. The wreath-layingceremony held at 185bn of CRPF in Pulwama was attended by top officials of CRPF, Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police.

CRPF has had a major modernisation in the last four years. From arms and ammunition to surveillance equipment like the latest guns and high-tech survivable gadgets have been provided to the soldiers on the ground by the government of India. Joint venture carbons rifle, PSG 1A1, Explosive detector, Handheld Thermal Imaging, Through Wall Radar (TWIR), MI machine Gun 7, latest bulletproof and new bunker vehicles.

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"We are paying tribute to the Jawans who lost their lives in the Pulwama attack. There has been a lot of improvement in security situation in the Kashmir Valley. The cases of law and order have completely finished. We are proceeding to wipe out terrorism in the Valley. Modernisation is a work in progress. We always strive for modernisation; we have covered the whole National Highway with CCTV cameras. We use drones, the bomb disposal squad have latest equipment. The dog squad is also used forsurveillance of National Highway. The weaponry has been modernised,"said M S Bhatia, IG Ops, CRPF.

The CRPF displayed the latest arms and ammunition and technological gadgetstoday. The soldiers of the CRPF said that the government has provided them with the best and latest equipment, and they are ready to deal with any challengeThe moral of the Jawans are always high to fight the enemy.

Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Police ADGP Vijay Kumar said out of 19 involved in the Pulwama attack, eight terrorists have been killed, sevenhave been arrested, fourincluding threePakistanis are still alive.

He also said that"37 local terrorists are active in Kashmir and most of the top leadership of these terror outfits have been wiped out. At present JeM has only 7-8 locals and 5-6 active Pakistanis including Mossa Solaimani."

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Idrees Lone

Idrees Lone is an award-winning journalist from Jammu & Kashmir with over 18 years of experience, currently working as Senior Special Correspondent at WION. He has extensively cove...Read More