Army Chief reviews security situation
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Asking the Army, CAPFs and the Jammu Kashmir Police to pro-actively conduct coordinated counter-terrorism operations in Jammu Division, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday called for launching meticulous and well- operations with greater synergy between all the agencies to wipe out terrorists and those aiding and abetting them Chairing a high-level meeting with Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi and various heads of security and law enforcement agencies on the security situation in Jammu division, the Lieutenant Governor also directed that the security grid should be further strengthened to ensure zero cross-border infiltration.
Director General 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 Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi reached here to review security situation at a meeting in Jammu and Kashmir amidst growing terror activities in parts of otherwise peaceful Jammu region. This was the second visit of the army chief to Jammu in less than three weeks after taking charge as the 30th chief of the Indian Army on June 30.
Nine army personnel, including a captain, were martyred in two separate terror attacks in remote forest belts of Machedi in Kathua and Desa forest in Doda on July 8 and July 15.