NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting with Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan and three service chiefs on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting, which was also attended by defence secretary and the Army's Director General of Military Operations, came in the wake of a ghastly terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people, mostly tourists.
Army Chief General Upendra Dwiwedi and Navy chief Dinesh Tripathi briefed Rajnath Singh on the security situation in Pahalgam and surrounding areas, sources told news agency ANI.
According to sources, top officers have rushed to the affected areas, with local security forces on alert, and additional troops are being inducted in the area to carry out the search and destroy operations to nab the terrorists responsible for the attack.
"More troops have been inducted in the areas near the attack site to carry out search and destroy operations," the source told ANI.
Earlier on Tuesday, the defence minister expressed "deep anguish" over the attack, calling it a cowardly and reprehensible attack on innocent civilians.
"Deeply anguished by the news of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam (Jammu & Kashmir). This dastardly attack on innocent civilians is an act of cowardice and highly reprehensible. My thoughts and prayers are with the innocent victims and their families," Minister Singh said in a post on X.
One naval officer, lieutenant Vinay Narwal, was killed in the terror attack.
Earlier today, the Indian Navy , while condemning the attack, also extended condolences to the families of the victims.
"Adm Dinesh K Tripathi, CNS, and all Personnel of the Indian Navy are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Lt Vinay Narwal, who fell to the dastardly terror attack in Pahalgam. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family during this moment of unimaginable grief. The Indian Navy also stands in solemn solidarity with all others who lost their lives in this heinous act of violence," read a post by the Navy.
Meanwhile, a team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) led by an Inspector General reached terror-hit Pahalgam.
The team would provide assistance to the local police probing Tuesday's dastardly terrorist attack in which 26 people, mostly tourists from different parts of the country, were killed in cold blood, the sources said.
The meeting, which was also attended by defence secretary and the Army's Director General of Military Operations, came in the wake of a ghastly terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people, mostly tourists.
Army Chief General Upendra Dwiwedi and Navy chief Dinesh Tripathi briefed Rajnath Singh on the security situation in Pahalgam and surrounding areas, sources told news agency ANI.
According to sources, top officers have rushed to the affected areas, with local security forces on alert, and additional troops are being inducted in the area to carry out the search and destroy operations to nab the terrorists responsible for the attack.
"More troops have been inducted in the areas near the attack site to carry out search and destroy operations," the source told ANI.
Earlier on Tuesday, the defence minister expressed "deep anguish" over the attack, calling it a cowardly and reprehensible attack on innocent civilians.
"Deeply anguished by the news of the terrorist attack in Pahalgam (Jammu & Kashmir). This dastardly attack on innocent civilians is an act of cowardice and highly reprehensible. My thoughts and prayers are with the innocent victims and their families," Minister Singh said in a post on X.
One naval officer, lieutenant Vinay Narwal, was killed in the terror attack.
Earlier today, the Indian Navy , while condemning the attack, also extended condolences to the families of the victims.
"Adm Dinesh K Tripathi, CNS, and all Personnel of the Indian Navy are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Lt Vinay Narwal, who fell to the dastardly terror attack in Pahalgam. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family during this moment of unimaginable grief. The Indian Navy also stands in solemn solidarity with all others who lost their lives in this heinous act of violence," read a post by the Navy.
Meanwhile, a team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) led by an Inspector General reached terror-hit Pahalgam.
The team would provide assistance to the local police probing Tuesday's dastardly terrorist attack in which 26 people, mostly tourists from different parts of the country, were killed in cold blood, the sources said.
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