SRINAGAR: Round “120 terrorists” positioned on 69 launch pads throughout the LoC are beneath shut watch and the following section of Operation Sindoor can be activated with out hesitation if Pakistan makes an attempt any “misadventure”, BSF Kashmir frontier IG Ashok Yadav stated Monday.Yadav stated through the border power’s annual briefing that Pakistan shifted a number of launch pads deeper inside its territory after Indian air and artillery strikes between Might 7 and Might 10, when Op Sindoor hit terrorist websites in retaliation for the Pahalgam bloodbath that killed 26 civilians on April 22.“We prompted heavy injury throughout Op Sindoor. Some launch pads have been moved from ahead areas so they continue to be out of firing vary of Indian Military and BSF,” Yadav stated, including that regardless of relocation, these websites stay beneath surveillance. “At any time when there may be any misadventure from Pakistan, we’re prepared to offer a befitting reply.”In the course of the Might offensive, Yadav stated BSF models and Military formations executed “heavy and correct” fireplace assaults on Pakistani posts and launch pads. “Our models, together with artillery regiments, inflicted enormous casualties on Pakistani troops, broken ahead posts and destroyed a number of terrorist pads alongside the LoC.”Requested why the 69 pads weren’t struck earlier, he stated terrain and distance restricted firing options. “We had them beneath radar. Location and depth from the LoC matter. From some factors it’s troublesome to focus on all launch pads,” he stated.Yadav reported a pointy drop in infiltration makes an attempt. 4 makes an attempt have been recorded this yr within the Kashmir frontier — two earlier than and two after Op Sindoor — involving 13 infiltrators. “Eight have been eradicated by the Military, 5 retreated,” he stated. Whereas the broader infiltration sample stays unchanged, he acknowledged emergence of recent tracks. “We obtain inputs on new routes and canopy them with the Military,” he stated.Inside Kashmir valley, BSF has 13 firms working with the Military and police. Yadav flagged “silent recruitment” of terrorists and stated the power is specializing in establishments functioning as “radicalisation centres”. Alerts are handed to businesses liable for the hinterland, he stated, including that “full synergy” exists amongst safety forces.Following the Pahalgam assault, specialised BSF groups have been deployed within the Gulmarg bowl to bolster vacationer safety. “Our groups are working professionally and successfully,” Yadav stated.Regardless of harsh terrain, snowbound stretches, threats of sneaky strikes by Pakistani Border Motion Group (BAT), sniping, ceasefire violations and fidayeen strikes, BSF personnel proceed LoC duties with “full zeal and devotion”, he stated.