Jitendra Singh (File photo)
NEW DELHI: Terrorist groups and their handlers were trying to shift the focus from Kashmir valley to the Jammu region, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday.
He called for the highest level of vigil on the part of the security forces and alertness among the general public in the wake of these developments.
This and other issues were discussed during a meeting between Jammu and Kashmir s director general of police (DGP) Dilbag Singh and the minister during their meeting here, officials said.
The police chief also briefed the minister about the security situation in the Union Territory.
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Two policemen died after being shot at by terrorists in the Barzulla area of Srinagar district in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police officials confirmed.
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kashmir said all three militants were recently recruited and one of them was given pistol training in the forest area of Pahalgam.
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