Reviews security in Valley
Srinagar:Jammu and Kashmir’s top cop VK Birdi on Sunday reviewed the security in the Valley in the backdrop of Pahalgam terror attack last month.
“IGP Kashmir V K Birdi held a joint security review meeting today at PCR Kashmir, which was attended by officers from multiple security forces, including the Police, Army, Intelligence Agencies, and CAPFs,” a police spokesman said.
The IGP was briefed by the officers about the overall security scenario, focussing mainly on the existing challenges in the Valley.
“The discussions focused on intelligence gathering, threat assessments, emergency response preparedness, and inter-agency coordination,” the spokesman said.
The IGP Kashmir underlined the need to bolster synergy among all security and intelligence agencies for seamless information sharing and joint operational readiness.
The joint security review meeting underscored the commitment of all security and intelligence agencies to work in close coordination to maintain peace and stability in the Kashmir Valley, the spokesman said.
The meeting was attended by IG BSF FTR Kashmir, IG CRPF KOS, IG CRPF Srinagar, DD IB Srinagar, DIG SSB Kashmir, DIG RPF, DIG BSF Srinagar, DIG CRPF North/South Srinagar, DIG ITBP, DIG CKR, DIG Traffic Kashmir, Col GS (IS) 15 Corps, SSP Srinagar, SSP Railways, SSP Traffic Rural, SSP CID CIK, SSP APCR Kashmir, SSP SDRF, DC SB Srinagar, SP PC Srinagar, SP Telecommunication, and other officers, and was virtually attended by DIG CISF, DIG SKR, and other SSPs of districts/PDs of Kashmir Zone.
This was the first such meeting after Pahalgam attack. As many as 26 persons were killed by terrorists with alleged Pakistani links in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22. A Nepali citizen, a local horse trader and 24 tourists from various parts of the country got killed in the worst attack since the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.