Militants use ‘mysterious liquid’ to dissolve fence on LoC
Shariq Majeed
Tribune News Service

Rajouri, June 17
The fence on the Line of Control (LoC) is proving ineffective to the ways devised by militants to infiltrate to this side. The method adopted by infiltrators involves the use of "mysterious liquid" that dissolves the fence facilitating their infiltration to this side.

Sources reveal that security forces recently recovered a "mysterious liquid" from the possession of a militant gunned down by the security forces after he had sneaked to this side in the Poonch-Rajouri sector. "The wire of the fence dissolves in the liquid whereas the wire-cutter (used frequently) can give an indication. So it becomes very handy for them to use the liquid", reliable sources said.

General Officer Commanding (GOC), Ace of Spades, Major-Gen Rameshwar Roy told The Tribune that militants were trying different methods to cross over the fence. "I can't tell you whether they are using some chemical to dissolve the fence. But I must tell you that they try different methods to cross over the fence", he said. "However, our men are vigilant and have foiled all attempts of the infiltrators in our area of responsibility".

Army officers may be denying the fact, but Defence sources clearly indicated in the recently held internal security group meeting (chaired by the chief secretary of the state and attended by Army officers, paramilitary forces top brass and civil administration) which is held every month, the use of this "mysterious liquid" by the infiltrators to dissolve the wire of the fence. Army officers had also informed the meeting that efforts were being made to ascertain the exact nature of the liquid, the sources added.