Strategy to track down terrorists discussed
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 22: General Officer Commanding (GOC) Nagrota Corps Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva today held a joint security review meeting here with focus on maintaining peace in the region. Representatives of Jammu Police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Intelligence agencies attended the meeting.
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“A Joint security review meeting chaired by GOC White Knight Corps was conducted along with representatives of intelligence agencies, J&K Police, and CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force). The aim was to maintain peace and tranquility in the region with operational synergy,” Army’s White Knight Corps, also known as XVI Corps, said in a post on X.
Sources said a series of issues came up in the security review meeting including coordinated efforts to track down terrorists and their harbourers in upper reaches of some of the districts in the Jammu region. Search operations are likely to be intensified.
The meeting is reported to have discussed strategy to intensify operations against the terrorists and nab Over Ground Workers (OGWs) who have been shielding them.
Meanwhile, an Army soldier was injured in an accidental landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) today, the officials said.
In another incident, an old rusted mortar was recovered in a village in Poonch district.
The landmine blast occurred at 10.50 am in the Nangi-Tekari area of Krishna Ghati sector of Mendhar when the Army personnel were on patrol duty, the officials said.
They said a soldier was injured when he accidentally stepped over the landmine and was rushed to hospital.
As part of an anti-infiltration obstacle system, the forward areas are dotted with land mines which sometimes get washed away by rains resulting in such types of accidents, the officials said.
They said that the Army troops found a rusted mortal shell in Fazalabad village in the Surankote area during the area domination patrol late this afternoon.
The area was immediately cordoned off and the shell was safely defused, the officials said.
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