Sinha to review security in J&K, situation along LoC, winter preparedness
Take briefing on steps taken to destroy terror ecosystem in UT
Srinagar, Nov 22: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha will chair a high-level security meet in Jammu on Sunday to review the situation following the deadly blast in Delhi last week and oversee winter preparedness by the forces, sources said.
Sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the LG will chair the meeting at 11 am at the Jammu Convention Centre tomorrow. “The meeting will be attended by top Police, Army, CRPF officers, intelligence agencies and top officials of the civil administration,” they said.
They said that the LG will review the security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir in view of the Delhi blast last week and also oversee the winter preparedness by the security forces.
Earlier, Sinha chaired a high-level meeting with police and civil administration on Saturday following the accidental blast at the Nowgam police station that killed nine people and injured other 32.
The blast occurred after a stockpile of explosives seized from Faridabad went off accidentally in the Nowgam police station last Friday when a Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team was taking samples from the explosive for further examination.
Sources also said that Sinha would take a review of the situation along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir in view of the situation that emerged after the Delhi blast. “The security forces would be directed to keep a tight vigil along the LoC and in the hinterland to deter any security threat posed by anti-national elements to disturb peace and law and order situation in the Union Territory,” they said.
They added that the LG would be briefed about the steps taken to destroy the terror ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir.
At least 15 persons were killed and many others were injured a blast ripped through an explosive laden car near Delhi’s iconic Red Fort area on November 10.
Following the blast, security measures have been heightened with frisking and regular patrolling by various security agencies being intensified at vital locations across Jammu and Kashmir.
Security personnel have been deployed at strategic locations along highways, including the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in Pulwama and the Qazigund gateway, to monitor vehicle movement and maintain public order.
Police have also intensified inspections of shops and establishments dealing with chemicals, fertilisers, explosives, hardware, and automobile workshops across Jammu and Kashmir.
The blast occurred hours after Jammu and Kashmir police and Faridabad police busted a doctors’ module and recovered 2,900 kg of ammonium nitrate along with other arms and ammunition on their revelation.
So far, six persons, including Dr Muzamil, Dr Shaheen, Dr Adil, Molvi Irfan, Amir Ali and Jasir Bilal, have been arrested so far in connection with the Delhi blast case.
The NIA has said that they all had played a key role in the terror attack, with Amir Rashid Ali arrested after probe revealed that the car used in the blast was registered in his name, while Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish had provided technical support to the suicide bomber.
The investigation of case was handed over to the NIA by the Home Ministry, soon after the attack. The Anti-Terror Agency has said it is working closely with various state police forces to track and arrest every member of the terrorist module involved in the carnage. (KNO)
