CDS Gen Anil Chauhan arrives Jammu to review security situation, operational preparedness
JAMMU, JUNE 17: Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Monday arrived here on a day-long visit to review the security situation and operational preparedness of the troops in Jammu region.
The visit of CDS comes soon after Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the security situation and the preparations for the annual Amarnath Yatra on Sunday.
He arrived at 16 Corps headquarters in Nagrota, where he is scheduled to review the security situation of the region and operational preparedness of the security forces, they said.
He will be briefed by top commanders of the Army, including the Northern Army Commander and general officer commanding (GoC).
Meanwhile, a series of security review meetings have already been held at various levels to further formulate a strategy to strongly deal with spurt in terror incidents in Jammu region.
Terrorists struck at four places in the Reasi, Kathua and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir within four days last week, killing nine pilgrims and a CRPF jawan and leaving seven security personnel and several others injured.
Two suspected Pakistani terrorists were also killed in an encounter with security forces in Kathua district.
On June 9, terrorists opened fire on a bus carrying pilgrims when it was en route to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra from the Shiv Khori temple. The bus plunged into a deep gorge following the gunfire, killing nine people and injuring 41 others.
On June 11, terrorists fired at a joint checkpost of the Rashtriya Rifles and police at Chattergalla in Bhaderwah while a search party in the Gandoh area of Doda district was attacked on June 12, resulting in injuries to seven security personnel, including a policeman.
