Army Chief General Naravane visits forward areas along the Line of Control in Jammu
On a two-day visit to the Jammu region, Army Chief General MM Naravane on Tuesday visited the forward areas of the White Knight Corps and directly assessed the situation along the Line of Control (LoC). In a statement, the Army said that the commanders briefed General Naravane on the ground level about the prevailing situation and the ongoing anti-infiltration operations.
His visit to Jammu and Kashmir comes at a time when there have been selective killings of minorities in the Valley. 11 civilians have been killed by terrorists in the Valley this month. Terrorists shot dead two non-local laborers in Kulgam district on Sunday and injured another on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Jammu and Kashmir on 23 and 24 October to review the security situation. Shah will hold a meeting with LG Manoj Sinha and officers of the Central Armed Police Forces during his two-day visit to the border state. This will be Amit Shah’s first visit to Jammu and Kashmir since the state was bifurcated into two union territories and scrapped Article 370.
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