For the first time in the years -old militancy in Kashmir Valley, security forces have been targeted by a Naxal-style IED attack.
This led agencies to brace up against the menace that has claimed numerous lives and maimed several troops in Left Wing Extremism hit areas.
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), mainstay for anti-Maoist operations in the country, has rushed a team of its counter-Improvised Explosive Device (IED) experts to train and sensitise its troops, those of the BSF, Jammu and Kashmir Police and others against such blasts.
These are triggered by the notorious 'command-wire' technique.
This technique till now has been used by Naxals to target security forces in the LWE affected areas.
The first of its kind command-wire IED blast was reported about a month back on the night of November 4 when militants targeted a police bullet-proof 'Rakshak' jeep under the Dadasara Police Station area in Awantipora of Pulwama district.
