New Delhi, Nov 27: Jamaat-ud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed is “repeatedly provoking” militants to carry out attacks in India, BSF said on Thursday and alleged connivance of the Pakistani security forces in the campaign of the 26/11 mastermind.
Pakistan’s security forces are allowing Saeed to “openly operate” in the border areas to indoctrinate terrorist groups, Inspector General (IG) of BSF, Jammu Frontier, Rakesh Sharma told reporters in Jammu in J&K State.
He said recently inputs have come that motivational speeches are being delivered in the terrorist camps and launching pads that we have to engineer terror acts (across the border in this side),” he said adding there has been an increase in such activities across the border. Motivational talks and provocative speeches by preachers have increased.
Sharma said Sayeed is indoctrinating the youth and terrorist groups and motivating them to do something (engineer terrorist acts in India).
Replying to question whether there was a nexus between Pakistan Army and Saeed on the borders, the IG said, “If any security force does not want something to happen in its area of operation along the borders…definitely it forces its own will.
“If it (will) is not been forced and Hafiz Saeed can openly operate in the border areas… It is clear indication of involvement of Pakistan’s security forces.”
If Pakistan is interested in maintaining peace and tranquillity on the border and do not want to disturb it, then it should stop him, he said.
On the threat that terror outfit IS may pose for BSF along the border while countering cross-border infiltration, the BSF IG said, “As of now, there is no input like this. But we are keeping a close eye on activities and what is happening across.”
“It is being thought that IS can support Pakistani terrorists along LoC and IB. This is accepted by the Intelligence Agencies. There are inputs in this regard that they can do it. Let us wait and watch what can happen,” he said.
On Pakistan is building a BAT force with recruitment of criminals, prisoners and militants along the border line, the IG said, they have always used convicted people and other prisoners with criminal records and trained them and used in militancy.
