JK terrorists and "rum bombs"!!!!!!

Ultras take to deceptive terror tactics
Sunaina Kaul
Tribune News Service

Sarol (Rajouri), August 23
Various militant outfits operative in the state are adopting innovative techniques to carry out blasts. The latest in the arsenal is “rum bomb” as they use wine to lure people that trigger the blast.

Security agencies, too, have geared up to tackle these new techniques being adopted by the terror outfits to carry out attacks against security personnel.

“With an aim to gather people in large number and cause more destruction, militants plant an IED under a rum bottle that attracts people and when they lift the bottle, blast occurs,” informed Naik Manohar Kumar, an instructor at the Corps Battle School in Sarol in Rajouri district.

Besides rum bombs, the militants are also using improvised explosive devices (IED) concealed in transistors and other electronic gadgets like radios and bells. They are also using IEDs that are light sensitive called light depending device (LDD). Such IEDs explode when sun light falls on them.

Kumar said: “To inflict more damage, the militants resort to the usage of remote-controlled IEDs that can be operated from a distance. These IEDs are more dangerous as they can be exploded whenever required. The militants are also using IEDs with timer devises.”

Besides these, the other kinds of IEDs that are used commonly by the militants includes suitcase bomb, tiffin bombs, doll bombs, mine bombs, photo bombs, table bombs, reed magnet bombs, parcel bombs and book bombs.

“These bombs can be planted in polythene bags, cycle, bike, car and sweet box. These IEDs are usually planted on roadsides, under culvert where search becomes difficult,” he added.

The Army, which has been fighting the 20-year-old insurgency in the state, too has adopted various techniques to counter the growing threat of the use of IEDs by the terror outfits. The Corps Battle School has been providing specialised training to soldiers to counter the growing threat from militant outfits.

“Delay mechanism, ambient mechanism, anti-handing and commando mechanism are used by the Army to defuse IEDs. Out of these four mechanisms, delay and commando mechanism are mostly adopted by the Army to defuse a bomb. In such IEDs, the Army delays time setting of the bomb. Bomb suits are used during the time of neutralisation of bomb planted anywhere,” said Naik Manohar Kumar. The Army also uses vehicle search mirrors, telescopic handheld mirrors, PIR sensor and metal detector to detect explosive.

“Passive infra red is used to detect bombs during night time. Red rays from PIR helps to detect the movement of any suspected element in the area,” Kumar said.