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The recent terror attack in Dhangri village of Rajouri not only created a fear psychosis among the people, particularly the minority community, but also opened the wounds of the Bal Jarallan massacre that had taken place over two decades ago.
NORTHLINES CORRESPONDENT JAMMU TAWI, JAN 07: Authorities on Saturday distributed weapons among Village Defence Guards (VDGs), comprising local volunteers, in a village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. Rajouri Deputy Commissioner Vikas Kundal visited Bal Jarallan to inspect the allotment of guns and cartridges to the VDGs to bolster the security
Bal Jarallan is a village four kms ahead of Dhangri, the scene of deadly terrorist firing on January 1 and subsequent Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion the next morning which left a total of six civilians, including two cousin sisters, dead and several others injured.
After twin-terror attacks at Dangri village in the Rajouri district on Sunday and Monday, the J&K government has decided to strengthen groups of local volunteers.