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Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said the probe into the recent terror attacks in Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
In a report by PTI, while addressing a press conference after a day-long visit , Shah said all terror incidents in Jammu in the past one-and-a-half years will also be probed by the NIA and the Jammu and Kashmir Police will actively assist in the investigation.
“We have yesterday handed over the probe into the Rajouri incident to the NIA,” he said.
The twin terrorist attacks on January 1 and 2 in Rajouri had claimed seven lives while 14 people were injured.
Shah also had a security review meeting with security agencies and top officials of Jammu and Kashmir.
J&K | Union Home Minister Amit Shah holds a high-level meeting with officials, in Jammu, over security-related issues in the UT. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha also attends the meeting. pic.twitter.com/8zpTUrMrq4
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“We have discussed how to further strengthen the security grid. The security agencies conveyed to me that they are 100 per cent prepared to deal with any situation and stop such incident in future,” he said.
The home minister said the meeting, also attended by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, had a 360-degree view of the prevailing situation and threadbare discussion on the terror support system.
A time-bound action plan has been drawn up, which envisages tightening of security grid across all areas of Jammu division, within three months, he said.
Shah said the security agencies have assured him that there will be foolproof security in the Union territory.
He said he had come to the Jammu region with the objective of visiting the affected families of the terror attacks in Rajouri but could not go there due to bad weather.
“However, I have spoken to the family members of each of the seven victims by over phone. The families said that they are ready to fight back the terrorists. It is really heartening to hear such things from the them,” he said.
Union HM Amit Shah interacted with us over a phone call. He assured to visit us on his next visit. I lost my both sons during the Dhangri attack (1st week of Jan,2023) & I urged him to provide us justice & tight answer to their killers: Saroj Bala, Mother of attack victims told ANI
