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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of the Army Staff, General Manoj Pande, arrived at Jammu to review security after the Poonch attack on army vehicles, in which four Jawans were killed.
As per ANI The Defence Minister will visit Rajouri and Jammu to review the security situation in the valley.
Four Army personnel were killed while three others were injured after heavily armed terrorists ambushed two Army vehicles near Thanamandi in the Rajouri sector on Thursday last week. Security has been beefed up in Jammu ahead of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit.
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Amid the recent increase in attacks on its troops, the Indian Army is planning to increase the number of troops in the Poonch-Rajouri sector to curb the activities of the Pakistani terrorists there, sources said on Monday.
“An additional brigade-size formation had been moved into the area a few months ago. It is planned that another brigade will come there along with a few other units to support counter-terrorist operations,” sources in the Army informed ANI.
The move is expected to strengthen the counter-terrorist grid in the area and increase the confidence of the local population. The local police have also strengthened their intelligence network and are expected to beef it up further.
The Army is also conducting a Staff Court of Inquiry against the 13-Sector Rashtriya Rifles Commander, who is a Brigadier, for the recurring lapses in operations in which the Army has lost many troops.
