Jammu/New Delhi: A senior Border Security Force (BSF) officer has said that terror group Islamic State can help push militants into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan.
Speaking to the media, BSF Inspector General Rakesh Gupta said infiltration attempts by guerrillas from Pakistan to Jammu and Kashmir had gone up by 45 per cent this year.
"ISIS could help infiltration attempts by other terrorist groups into the state during the coming days," the BSF official said.
According to Gupta, also the ceasefire violations by Pakistan have doubled this year.
"Violation of the 2003 truce by Pakistani troops on both the international border and the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir had increased by 100 per cent this year as compared to last year," Gupta said.
ISIS may carry out 'lone wolf' terror attacks: Govt
Meanwhile, government has said that ISIS may carry out terror strikes anywhere in the country using a single terrorist also known as 'lone wolf' to create a mayhem.
"Challenges are there. We have to accept that it is a reality. The threat is there. But certain steps have been taken to prevent such nefarious designs," MoS for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, said.
The minister also said that anything that threatens the security of the country is taken seriously and the Home Ministry's mandate is to provide security to the people and the country.
Asked about the incidents of the hoisting of the ISIS flag in Jammu & Kashmir, the Minister said these were isolated cases and not spread across the state or the country.
Rijiju said some web portals are under watch for their role in spreading the ISIS propaganda, but it is important to note that the servers of the web portals were not located in India.
In a statement that has a potential to trigger a controversy, Rijiju said Muslims from the southern states were "attracted" more to the ISIS ideology than their north Indian counterparts.
"It is a reality (some south Indian Muslims getting attracted to ISIS). It is a fact. But we should not undermine our vigil in other parts of the country," he said.
