J&K Governor chairs high-level security review meeting

In the wake of the recent terror attack at the air force base in Pathankot, the Jammu and Kashmir Governor today chaired a high-level security meet to review the existing arrangements for the safety of all vital Civil and Defence establishments and installations in the state.
A Raj Bhavan spokesman said that consequent to recurring terror attacks since September 2013 across the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LOC) and more particularly the recent attack on the air base at Pathankot, Governor N N Vohra had been speaking to the State Chief Secretary, Police Chief, Northern Army Commander and senior Commanders of Security Forces.

The Governor has been urging them to undertake a time-bound review of all existing security arrangements and repeatedly expressed anxiety over the recurrence of terror attacks across the Pakistan border.
It was noted that since September 2013, two such attacks had taken place; three in 2014; six in 2015 and one in January this year.
"It is significant that all these terror attacks targeted Jammu and Kashmir Police, Central Armed Police Forces, Army and the Air Force. In the attacks across the IB, three had taken place via Kathua; two via Samba; and one via Arnia," the spokesman said.
He said that in the attacks across the LoC, one was on the Army Regimental Centre at Mohra in Uri Sector and the other two in the Tangdhar Sector.

The remaining were at Udhampur, Dina Nagar and Pathankot.

These twelve terror attacks, since September 2013, resulted in the killing of 51 people (Army 16; J&K Police 12; civilians 11; DSC 5; NSG 2; BSF 2; CRPF 2; MES 1) and injuring 15 BSF personnel, he said.
He said that the Governor observed that post the Pathankot air base terror attack, it was of vital importance to review the existing status of the security of important Defence and state government establishments.
In this context, the senior most civil, police, Central Armed Police Force, Army, IAF and Intelligence Agency officers had been invited to participate in the meeting.

The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary B R Sharma, GOC-in-C, Northern CommandLt Gen DS Hooda, Special DG CRPF Dr S K Bhagat, Director General of Police K Rajendra, GOC 16 corpsLt Gen RR Nimborkar, GOC 15 Corps Lt Gen S K Dua, GOC 9 Corps Lt Gen Ashok Ambre, besides senior Police, Army and Paramilitary Force officers.