Sniper mantra ‘Dushman Shikaar, Hum Shikari’

NOUSHERA (J&K): For army snipers donning the camouflaged battle gear, “Dushman Shikaar, Hum Shikari” is the “duty mantra” as they guard the highly sensitive Line

NOUSHERA (J&K): For army snipers donning the camouflaged battle gear, “Dushman Shikaar, Hum Shikari” is the “duty mantra” as they guard the highly sensitive Line of Control (LoC).

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Ply boards with “Dushman Shikaar, Hum Shikari” written on them dot the pine tree tops on the foot-tracks of patrolling parties and border woods along LoC.

LoC snipers and soldiers, whose morale has gone further up post surgical strikes on terrorist launch pads in PoK, are out to give befitting reply to any ceasefire violation by Pakistan and foil infiltration attempts of terrorists and Border Action Teams (BATs).

Pointing towards a ply-card motto nailed to a pine tree on foot-patrolling track along three-tier fence, Sniper Ram Singh (name changed) said, “The enemy sitting across the Lakshman Rekha (LoC) is my prey and I am his hunter. We work as per this motto for those daring to cross this Lakshman Rekha.”

Singh, along with other snipers, are highly trained and target hitting soldiers meant to hit specific enemies daring to breach LoC.

Like snipers, the motto is no different for jawans and officers monitoring the forward post and undertake foot patrolling along LoC amid electronic surveillance put to guard the Indo-Pak border in Noushera sector of Rajouri district, which falls opposite to the Bhimbher district of PoK.