LG Sinha chairs high-level review meeting on security scenario in Jammu Division

"The Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha today chaired a high-level meeting with Army Chief, various heads of security and law enforcement agencies on the security situation in Jammu division," as per a press release.

Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi; DG BSF, DG CRPF, DGP J-K, Heads of Intelligence Agencies and other senior officials of army, CAPFs and J-K Police attended the meeting.

The Lieutenant Governor asked the Army, CAPFs and the Jammu Kashmir Police to pro-actively conduct coordinated counter-terrorism operations in Jammu Division.

"We must launch meticulous and well-planned counter-terrorism operations with greater synergy between all the agencies to wipe out terrorists and those aiding and abetting them," the Lieutenant Governor said.

The Lieutenant Governor also directed that the security grid should be further strengthened to ensure zero cross-border infiltration.

Meanwhile, in view of the infiltration of highly trained Pakistani terrorists in the Jammu region, the Indian Army is readjusting its deployments in the area as per intelligence inputs and security requirements.

The Indian Army has deployed around 500 Para Special Forces commandos in the area to hunt down the 50-55 terrorists from Pakistan who have entered the region to revive terrorism there, defence sources told ANI.

The intelligence agencies have also bolstered their apparatus in the area and are working to take out the terrorist support infrastructure there, including overground workers who support terrorists, they said.

The Army has already brought in troops to the area including one brigade strength of around 3,500-4000 personnel, to counter Pakistan's proxy aggression here, they said.

The Army brass on the ground has been working towards strategies to search and destroy the terrorists, who are equipped with the latest weaponry and communication equipment, they added.

The Army already has an existing counter-terrorist infrastructure in the area with presence of two forces of the Rashtriya Rifles, including the Romeo and Delta forces along with other regular infantry divisions in the area, they said.

Four Indian Army soldiers, including Captain Brijesh Thapa, were killed in action during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on July 16. (ANI)