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He suggested that this strategic change had created an opening for terrorist groups to exploit the security gap.
Abdullah made these comments while visiting the families of the police staff: Balvier Singh, Tariq Ahmad, Jaswant Singh and Jagbir Singh, who were killed in an encounter with infiltrating terrorists in the Safiyan forest of Kathua on Thursday.
Two Pakistani terrorists, suspected of being of the prohibited Jaish-e-mohammad (JEM), were also killed in the operation.
Speaking to journalists, Abdullah said that terrorist meetings and attacks were not new, but that they had increased in the last three or four years. He attributed this to the military approach in counteracting Chinese incursions in Ladakh, which led to a redistribution of Jammu forces.
“When the Chinese army incurred Ladakh, we needed an army to counteract them. We could not eliminate troops from the valley, so those parked in Jammu were sent to Ladakh, which resulted in a security gap. That shortage is now heading,” said Abdullah.
Abdullah emphasized the need to improve Terror strategies to avoid a greater loss of lives. “We must control militancy in such a way that the martyrdom of our people stops forever,” he said.
He also expressed his gratitude for the courage of police officers who intercepted terrorists before they could cause more damage. “If they had not been arrested, I do not know what destruction they would have caused. Our four brave officers sacrificed their lives, but many innocent lives have been saved due to their timely action,” he said.
Conspiracies from the other side of the border
Meanwhile, CM Surinder Choudhary of Jammu and Kashmiro blamed Pakistan for orchestrating violence in the region, urging him to abandon his “terrorism policy.”
“The conspiracies plotted on the other side of the border are killing our children. They (Pakistan) have been doing this for more than 30 years, but they have not achieved anything. J & K and India will not weaken due to terrorism,” Choudhary said during the crown ceremony of the fallen head Jagbir Singh in Jammu, like PTI.
Choudhary also said that terrorism could not break the unity of the various communities of J&K. “Our brotherhood is strong, and no one can break it, whatever their efforts,” he said.
The security forces continue their search operation in the Kathua region to track and neutralize the remaining terrorists. The authorities have assured that compensation cases for the murdered officers will be addressed after EID.