1. Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting in Delhi on Sunday.
2. The meeting focused on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir following recent terror attacks.
3. Shah issued broad guidelines to intensify counter-terror operations, according to sources.
Srinagar, June 16: Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting in Delhi on Sunday to address the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir following recent terror attacks.
During the meeting, Shah issued broad guidelines to intensify counter-terror operations, according to sources.
The Home Minister received a thorough briefing on the prevailing situation, with an emphasis on ramping up counter-terror measures in the coming days, in line with the Prime Minister’s directive.
Attendees included National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha, Army Chief General Manoj Pande, Army Chief-designate Lt. General Upendra Dwivedi, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Director of Intelligence Bureau Tapan Deka, Director General of CRPF Anish Dayal Singh, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police RR Swain, and other top security officials.
The meeting also reviewed preparations for the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, which began on June 29.
Shah was updated on various aspects of the security situation, including force deployment along the International Border and Line of Control, infiltration attempts, ongoing anti-terror operations, and the strength of terrorists operating in the region.
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This meeting followed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s directive to deploy the “full spectrum of counter-terror capabilities” after a series of terror incidents, including an attack on a bus carrying pilgrims.
Recent terror attacks in Reasi, Kathua, and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir resulted in the deaths of nine pilgrims and a CRPF jawan, with several security personnel and others injured.
Additionally, two suspected Pakistani terrorists were killed in an encounter in Kathua district, where a significant cache of arms and ammunition was recovered.
These incidents occurred before the annual Amarnath pilgrimage to the south Kashmir Himalayas.
