Additional Paramilitary forces incorporated in Kashmir
A multi layer security has been deployed in Kashmir valley ahead of Union Home minister Amit Shah's three day visit to central controlled Jammu and Kashmir from Saturday. According to the sourses “20-25 additional companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed in Srinagar alone".
As stated by the officials, “a security review was undertaken by which the decision to deploy more troops in Srinagar was taken. Intelligence inputs suggest that terror groups could carry out attacks in Srinagar to disrupt the home minister’s visit”.
Recently, many encounters were observed in the various areas of Srinagar.
The apex of the security grid is currently in the valley. Top Counter-terror official from IB and RAW, DG of CRPF and NIA and senior officers from NIA are all in the valley to ensure the home minister’s visit is not disturbed and those responsible for the recent civilian killings are brought to justice.
A senior officer said that the Ministry of Home Affairs is also regularly monitoring the progress in the civilian killing case. “Home Minister himself is taking regular updates about the civilian killing case. The instructions are clear; all steps must be taken to ensure that those who killed innocent civilians are brought to justice,"
Home Minister Amit Shah is planned to visit Jammu and Kashmir from 23rd to 25th October. This is for the first time he will be visiting to the valley since August 5, 2019, when he changed the bills in parliament to end JK’s special status, its statehood and create Ladakh as a separate Union Territory.
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