JULY HAS BEEN A TRYING MONTH FOR INDIA’S SECURITY forces in Jammu, with nine casualties in the first three weeks. The recent spate of terror attacks in a region that had been declared ‘militancy-free’ some 15 years back has the Indian security establishment scrambling for a tough response. The count this year is already inching up to the number of casualties suffered in all of 2023 (20 deaths), with army sources now even suspecting the involvement of the Pakistan army’s elite SSG (Special Service Group). Besides Poonch and Rajouri, there have also been attacks in Kathua, Udhampur and Doda. The latest incident was the killing of four soldiers, including a captain, in the Dessa hills of Doda on July 15.
The hilly Doda district has been hit hard—the past two months have seen almost half a dozen terror strikes. The area falls under the province of the army’s Delta forces, has mountains as high as 14,500 ft covered with dense coniferous forests spread over 1,400-odd sq. km where militants can find shelter. The local population, a mix of Hindus and Muslims, have not forgotten their brutal past. Scores of them had shifted from the villages to safer zones like Jammu or other towns during the peak militancy years (19962006). The region had seen over a dozen massacres of civilians, most of them Hindus. Several people, including three local sarpanches, admitted to india today that fear had again upended their lives. “Earlier, we used to stay out till 10 pm,” says a sarpanch from Bhalesa village. “But now, we return home by 7, and switch off the lights.”
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