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Due To Threat Perception Z- Plus Security Cover For Indian Air Force And Navy Chiefs
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After Army Chief Bipin Rawat who already has been given Z-plus security cover , it is now reported taking into account the threat perception due to the India- Pakistan tension, the chiefs of the Indian Air Force and Navy too will now get Z-plus security cover .
The decision was taken after a thorough review of the threat perception of IAF chief Air Marshal B S Dhanoa and chief of Naval staff Admiral Sunil Lanba in the wake of heightened tension with Pakistan.
The chiefs of Air Staff and Naval Staff will be given the Z-plus security, a government official reportedly said in a report by PTI.
Tensions between India and Pakistan flared up after 40 CRPF personnel were killed and many injured on February 14 in one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir when a JeM suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into their bus in Pulwama district.
Amid mounting outrage, the Indian Air Force carried out a counter-terror operation, hitting what it said was JeM training camp in Balakot, deep inside Pakistan on February 26. The next day, Pakistan retaliated with a large air formation, comprising 24 fighter jets, including F-16s