150 Militants Waiting Across Line of Control, Says Army Ahead of Obama's Visit

Srinagar: Ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit, the General Officer Commanding of the Army's 15 Corps Lt General Subrata Saha has said that 150-160 militants are waiting across the Line of Control to infiltrate into India.

"There are 17 launchpads and 150 to 160 militants across the Line of Control waiting for infiltration," Lt General Saha said today.

He also said that the banning of 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa and restrictions on his movements are important announcements by Pakistan "but we will have to wait to see how this manifests on the ground and how it is implemented. It is clearly engaging our attention and we are monitoring the situation."

There is a nationwide security alert ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to India which begins tomorrow.

The national capital is under the highest level of security and is seeing unprecedented measures for President Obama's visit. Security agencies in New Delhi have extended the 300 km no-fly zone during the Republic Day to a radius of 400 km this year, covering cities such as Jaipur in the west, and Agra, and extending to the border with Pakistan.

Some of the measures taken are extra police patrols, extra checks at metro stations, stringent traffic regulations and no pillion riding on motorcycles and scooters. Snipers will be deployed at more than 70 high-rise buildings around central Delhi.