Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir which has witnessed a few terror incidents in the recent past, sources said.
Top officials of Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and intelligence agencies briefed the Home Minister about the prevailing situation in J&K and ongoing operations against terrorists, they said.
The meeting was held a day after a terror attack in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district in which ex-serviceman Manzoor Ahmad Wagay was killed and his wife and niece injured.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, DGP Nalin Prabhat, Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi and other top army, police and civil officials attended the meeting.
Sources said Shah is likely to chair another security review meeting with top officials of the paramilitary forces on Wednesday.
During the last review meeting on December 19, 2024, Shah had directed all security agencies to continue working in a coordinated manner to eliminate terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
The government has maintained that there is a significant decline in terrorist incidents, infiltration and recruitment of youth in terrorist organisations.
The security forces last week launched a massive operation in Jammu and Kashmir, mostly in the higher reaches and forest areas along the Line of Control, to locate and eliminate the terrorists who carried out multiple attacks in different districts last year.
Areas such as Reasi, Doda, Kishtwar, Kathua, Jammu and Rajouri have seen increased terror activity in the last couple of years.
During the last security review meeting held in December 2024, Home Minister had directed all security agencies to continue working in a coordinated manner to eliminate terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.