Navy sounds alert along coastline to prevent terror attack from Pak via sea

Navy sounds alert along coastline to prevent terror attack from Pak via sea




Indian Navy is on high alert in anticipation of a possible terror strike through 7514 km coastline in the wake of Parliament stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and splitting the state into two Union Territories, senior officials who didn't want to be named said.
"We are on a state of heightened alert on the eastern and western seaboards," the official said.
In addition, surveillance through radars along the coast and assets have been positioned at critical points to keep a watch, the officer said.
Indian intelligence has reported movement of terrorist like Rauf Azhgar, brother of terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed Masood Azhar, to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in recent days.
Rauf Azghar's shifting closer to the border between the two neighbours ties in with reports emanating from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir about a large number of Jaish recruits shifting from its camps in Punjab towards the border.
The agencies have also warned about a possible terror attack in the hinterland outside of J&K.
Officials also point to Pakistan Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa statement, reacting to India scrapping Kashmir's special status, pledging that the army was "prepared and shall go to any extent to fulfill its obligations" to people of Kashmir.
India already has a functional chain of coastal radars and Joint Operations Center (JOC) that are connected to the Gurugram-based Information Management and Analysis Center (IMAC).
In 2008, 10 Pakistan-based terrorists had slipped into Mumbai killing 163 people including foreigners and injured 300 people in terror attacks that targeted hotels, railway station and even a hospital.
Separately, the Navy has also asked the government to immediately fit the "friend or foe" tracking system on fishing boats that are smaller than 20 meters. India has 2.5 lakh such fishing boats.
In 2008, Pakistani terrorists had hijacked an Indian boat in the mid- sea to reach Mumbai shore undetected.


: Security personnel stand guard on a street in Jammu on August 5, 2019. - Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir placed large parts of the disputed region under lockdown early August 5, while India sent in tens of thousands of additional troops and traded accusations of clashes with Pakistan at their de facto border. (Photo by Rakesh BAKSHI / AFP) (Photo credit should read RAKESH BAKSHI/AFP/Getty Images)

Slide 2 of 21: Kashmiri man walks past closed shops during curfew in central Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. India's government revoked disputed Kashmir's special status with a presidential order Monday as thousands of newly deployed troops arrived and internet and phone services were cut in the restive Himalayan region where most people oppose Indian rule. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

Slide 3 of 21: An armored vehicle of Indian police blocks a road during curfew in central Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. India's government revoked disputed Kashmir's special status with a presidential order Monday as thousands of newly deployed troops arrived and internet and phone services were cut in the restive Himalayan region where most people oppose Indian rule. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)

Slide 4 of 21: Indian people sit outside the railway station during a curfew in Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, India, 05 August 2019. Indian Home Minister Amit Shah moved a resolution in the parliament that all clauses of Article 370, which accords special status to Jammu & Kashmir will be removed and said the state will be split into two Union Territories Kashmir with an Assembly and Ladakh region without one.







Slide 5 of 21: Security personnel stand guard on a street in Jammu on August 5, 2019. - Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir placed large parts of the disputed region under lockdown early August 5, while India sent in tens of thousands of additional troops and traded accusations of clashes with Pakistan at their de facto border. (Photo by Rakesh BAKSHI / AFP) (Photo credit should read RAKESH BAKSHI/AFP/Getty Images)

Slide 6 of 21: People carry their bags as they walk along a street in Jammu on August 5, 2019. - Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir placed large parts of the disputed region under lockdown early August 5, while India sent in tens of thousands of additional troops and traded accusations of clashes with Pakistan at their de facto border. (Photo by Rakesh BAKSHI / AFP) (Photo credit should read RAKESH BAKSHI/AFP/Getty Images)

Slide 7 of 21: Security personnel question motorists on a street in Jammu on August 5, 2019. - Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir placed large parts of the disputed region under lockdown early August 5, while India sent in tens of thousands of additional troops and traded accusations of clashes with Pakistan at their de facto border. (Photo by Rakesh BAKSHI / AFP) (Photo credit should read RAKESH BAKSHI/AFP/Getty Images)

Slide 8 of 21: People make their way along a street in Jammu on August 5, 2019. - Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir placed large parts of the disputed region under lockdown early August 5, while India sent in tens of thousands of additional troops and traded accusations of clashes with Pakistan at their de facto border. (Photo by Rakesh BAKSHI / AFP) (Photo credit should read RAKESH BAKSHI/AFP/Getty Images)

Slide 9 of 21: Indian tourists wait for transport during restrictions in Jammu, India, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. India's government issued a revocation of the special constitutional status of its portion of Kashmir on Monday amid an uproar in Parliament and a huge troop deployment in the region. The constitutional provision forbids Indians from outside the region from buying land or permanently settling in the Muslim-majority territory. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)





Slide 10 of 21: Indian security men take shelter in front of closed shops as stranded tourists walk in the rain during security lockdown in Jammu, India, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. India's government revoked disputed Kashmir's special status by presidential order Monday as thousands of newly deployed troops descended and some internet and phone services were suspended in the restive Himalayan region where most people oppose Indian rule. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Slide 11 of 21: An Indian paramilitary soldier guards during security lockdown in Jammu, India, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. India's government revoked disputed Kashmir's special status by presidential order Monday as thousands of newly deployed troops descended and some internet and phone services were suspended in the restive Himalayan region where most people oppose Indian rule. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Slide 12 of 21: Indian paramilitary soldiers stop the commuters during curfew in Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, India, 05 August 2019. Indian Home Minister Amit Shah moved a resolution in the parliament that all clauses of Article 370, which accords special status to Jammu & Kashmir will not be applicable to Jammu and Kashmir. Prime Minister Modi held a crucial Cabinet meeting as political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir have been put under house arrest and section 114 has imposed in a bid to control the situation by the government.

Slide 13 of 21: Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard during curfew in Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, India, 05 August 2019. Indian Home Minister Amit Shah moved a resolution in the parliament that all clauses of Article 370, which accords special status to Jammu & Kashmir will not be applicable to Jammu and Kashmir. Prime Minister Modi held a crucial Cabinet meeting as political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir have been put under house arrest and section 114 has imposed in a bid to control the situation by the government.

Slide 14 of 21: Security personnel question a motorist on a street in Jammu on August 5, 2019. - Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir placed large parts of the disputed region under lockdown early August 5, while India sent in tens of thousands of additional troops and traded accusations of clashes with Pakistan at their de facto border. (Photo by Rakesh BAKSHI / AFP) (Photo credit should read RAKESH BAKSHI/AFP/Getty Images)




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Slide 15 of 21: Foreign tourists carry their luggage as they wait for a passanger vehicle before leaving Srinagar August 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Slide 16 of 21: Indian paramilitary troopers look on as they stand guard in Srinagar on August 4, 2019. - The Indian military on August 4 claimed to have killed several Pakistani attackers trying to cross the de facto border in Kashmir, as tensions ratcheted up in the disputed region and sent thousands of tourists fleeing. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP) (Photo credit should read TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images)

Slide 17 of 21: An Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard at a roadblock at Maisuma locality in Srinagar on August 4, 2019. - Fears of an impending curfew in the disputed region of Kashmir ratcheted up tensions on August 4, as nuclear rivals India and Pakistan traded accusations of military clashes at the de facto border.  (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP) (Photo credit should read TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images)

Slide 18 of 21: An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard as people walk past in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 04 August 2019. Panic has gripped the region and people began stocking essential items, medicines, fuel and cooking gas after the Jammu and Kashmir government issued security advisories suspending the ongoing annual Hindu pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra and asking the Hindu pilgrims and tourists in Kashmir to leave the place. Thousands of additional troops have also been rushed to the region.

Slide 19 of 21: Indian paramilitary troopers stand guard at a roadblock at Maisuma locality in Srinagar on August 4, 2019. - Fears of an impending curfew in the disputed region of Kashmir ratcheted up tensions on August 4, as nuclear rivals India and Pakistan traded accusations of military clashes at the de facto border.  (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP) (Photo credit should read TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images)

Slide 20 of 21: Residents stand in a queue as they hold empty cans to get filled at a petrol station in Srinagar on August 4, 2019. - The Indian military on August 4 claimed to have killed several Pakistani attackers trying to cross the de facto border in Kashmir, as tensions ratcheted up in the disputed region and sent thousands of tourists fleeing. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP) (Photo credit should read TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images)

Slide 21 of 21: A foreign tourist boards a passenger vehicle as he along with others leave Srinagar August 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Slide 1 of 21: Security personnel stand guard on a street in Jammu on August 5, 2019. - Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir placed large parts of the disputed region under lockdown early August 5, while India sent in tens of thousands of additional troops and traded accusations of clashes with Pakistan at their de facto border. (Photo by Rakesh BAKSHI / AFP) (Photo credit should read RAKESH BAKSHI/AFP/Getty Images)


With Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370 revoked on Aug. 5, 2019, here’s a look at some photos from the region.
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