Sajid Raina
Srinagar, Apr 25: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday told Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi to take effective steps to bring perpetrators of Pahalgam carnage to justice and also intensify efforts to crush infrastructure of terrorism and its ecosystem.
The Army Chief who arrived in Srinagar Friday morning called on LG Sinha at Raj Bhawan here.
“Chaired a security review meeting today with Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, GOC-in-C Northern Command Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar, Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Pratik Sharma and GoC 15 Corps Lt Gen Prashant Srivastava,” LG Sinha wrote on X.
The Lieutenant Governor during the meeting said the nation has full faith in the bravery and valour of our army, police and CAPFs and they must work in close synergy to identify perpetrators, enablers and OGWs of Pahalgam terrorist killing and pursue the entire chain in a sustained manner and neutralise them.
“Every perpetrator and supporter of Pahalgam terror attack, whatever his location or affiliation, must be hunted and they must pay the heavy price for the cowardly and dastardly act against our citizens,” the Lieutenant Governor told the top army officials.
The meeting also reviewed security mechanisms in place, various short-term, long-term measures and integration and coordination among the various security agencies. The meeting was attended by Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, GOC-in-C Northern Command Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar, Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Pratik Sharma and GoC 15 Corps Lt Gen Prashant Srivastava.
Meanwhile, General Dwivedi during his visit assessed the ground situation in Kashmir.
He later chaired a meeting in Udhampur to assess the security situation at the Northern Command headquarters.
During his visit, he was briefed on the security conditions along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch and Rajouri districts, as well as in other areas south of the Pir Panjal mountain ranges, according to Army officials.
They said he received briefings on operations along the LoC with particular focus on the Poonch and Rajouri regions and the southern slopes of the Pir Panjal range. These areas have seen previous infiltration attempts and are under increased surveillance.
