Shah, NSA Doval, Foreign Secy, top intelligence officials attend meeting
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a security review meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah, NSA Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary and top intelligence officials in the wake of the killing of four JeM terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir a day earlier. The killed terrorists were reportedly planning “something big” on the anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.
The fact that the PM himself reviewed the security scenario following Thursday’s encounter near toll plaza in Nagrota area of Kashmir, showed that this was not just yet another killing of terrorists by the security forces.
Sources confirmed that the PMO came into action after intelligence inputs indicated that the terrorists were planning to carry out some deadly plot on November 26.
In his tweets following the meeting, Modi said, “Neutralising of 4 terrorists belonging to Pakistan-based terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed and the presence of large cache of weapons and explosives with them indicate that their efforts to wreak major havoc and destruction have once again been thwarted.”
Hailing the security forces, he said they have once again displayed utmost bravery and professionalism.
“Thanks to their alertness, they have defeated a nefarious plot to target grassroots level democratic exercises in Jammu & Kashmir,” the Prime Minister added.
Four suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists were killed and two policemen injured in a gunbattle in Nagrota on Thursday after a truck carrying newly infiltrated militants was intercepted, police had said.
Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu, Mukesh Singh, had said after the encounter that the terrorists had come to execute a “big plan” which has now been foiled.