RED FORT CAR BLAST AFTERMATH: LG Manoj Sinha reviews security scenario in J&K at high-level security meet in Jammu

STC NEWS DESK
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 23 (STC): The security agencies have briefed the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Sunday about the security scenario prevailing in the region in view of the ‘white-collar’ module busting, involving doctors and the deadly blast in Delhi, a report said.
Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level security meet in Jammu to review the security situation in the Union Territory. The meeting was attended by senior officials from the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Army, and various central security and intelligence agencies.
According to various media reports, the LG reviewed the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir, along the Line of Control, the preparedness by security forces for the winter, the law and order scenario, and the current kinetic and non-kinetic counter-terror operations in the region following the recent terror incidents.
Notably, in recent days, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Nalin Prabhat, also held a series of district-level review meetings aimed at improving the security scenario in the region.
The DGP received detailed reports from on ground officers over counter-terror operations, strengthening of intelligence mechanisms, and community policing initiatives.
It is learnt, as reported by news agency KNO, that the DGP had placed special emphasis on improving deployment patterns and response times in sensitive areas while directing enhanced coordination at the local level.
Quoting sources, the report said that the Lieutenant Governor took into account these assessments and recommendations to further strengthen the security strategy for the coming months.
Notably, the LG also chaired a high-level meeting with police and civil administration last Saturday following the accidental blast at the Nowgam police station that killed nine people and injured other 32.
It is pertinent to mention that following the Delhi car 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.
(Straight Talk Communications)