Stone palters in Jammu and Kashmir are over ground workers of terrorists groups and they should be dealt with sternly, Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat said Saturday on infantry day, a day after a 22-year-old army man was killed in stone pelting in Kashmir.

 

Gen. Rawat also said if Islamabad continues to support cross-border terrorism, then the Indian Army can resort to "other actions" too.

 

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event to mark the Infantry Day, the Army chief, however, did not elaborate on what could be the possible action he was talking about.

 

The Army chief also asked Pakistan to desist from aiding and abetting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that the Indian State was "strong enough" to ensure that the border state remains a part of India and no one can take it away by force or any other means.