Particle.news
Download on the App Store

J&K Puts Valley on High Alert as LG Sinha Leads Security Review in Srinagar

The push for tighter vigilance follows a Delhi Red Fort Metro car blast plus recent arms recoveries tied to militant modules.

Overview

  • Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level security review in Srinagar on November 11 and noted the meeting in a post on X.
  • He directed constant vigil with robust security arrangements and called for seamless coordination among J&K Police, intelligence agencies, and security forces.
  • Police intensified searches and vehicle checks across the Valley, adding checkpoints on NH-44 and key arterial roads in districts including Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian, Ganderbal, and Kulgam.
  • The review followed a car blast outside Delhi's Red Fort Metro station and reports of explosives and arms recovered from modules linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad and Ansar Ghazwatul Hind.
  • A health advisory ordered staff at Government Medical College facilities to identify and label lockers after an AK-47 was recovered at the Anantnag campus.