Jammu: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday chaired a high-level meeting with officials in Jammu, over security-related issues in the Union Territory. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha also attended the meeting. Shah arrived in Jammu this noon to meet the families of those killed in the twin terror attacks in Rajouri. He was received at Jammu Airport by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. The high-level meeting held at Raj Bhawan included officers of civil administration and security establishment. Senior officers of different forces and intelligence agencies were also present in it. Home Minister is scheduled to visit Rajouri district’s Dhangri village to meet the families of twin terror attack victims. He will also review the ground situation with the security forces. 

The twin terror attacks had left seven people of the minority community, including two children, dead and fourteen others injured in the Dhangri hamlet. While four people were gunned down on January 1 evening, two children were killed and several others injured after a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast occurred in the same vicinity on January 2 morning.

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Officials said a multi-tier security cover has been put in place comprising security personnel of the police and the CAPF, while troops of the Indian Army will also guard the higher reaches.

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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CCTV cameras have also been placed at many locations in the Dhangri village to ensure close surveillance of the area, they said.

Senior police and CAPF officers also visited the area on Thursday evening and reviewed the security arrangements ahead of the Home minister’s visit.

(with agency inputs)