In a high-level meeting in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday evening, all agencies were instructed to enhance the security of infrastructure projects that are under construction. Sufficient deployments and technical surveillance will be implemented at all such sites.
After a long gap, terrorists have begun targeting civilians in Jammu, shifting their focus from attacking civilians and security personnel in Kashmir. According to a senior official, DGP J&K Nalin Prabhat chaired a meeting on Monday with all stakeholders, where it was decided that security measures would be heightened at all construction sites, especially those involving national projects. Sources said that focus will also be on strengthening technical surveillance and access control.
“There are multiple projects underway in J&K. It has been decided to immediately beef up security at these sites. Additionally, CCTV coverage and strict access control will be implemented,” a senior official deployed in J&K told News18.
Apart from urging all forces to remain on high alert, the DGP also emphasised monitoring vehicle movements and exits to prevent terrorists from escaping after executing attacks. Sites with a large number of labourers will see deployments of security forces, and access will be restricted to authorised personnel only.
Central Kashmir has a limited number of sites with large labour populations, while other parts of Kashmir have more such sites.
Another focus area will be Jammu where multiple projects are going on and labourers are working and living in nearby areas.
Seven people were killed on Sunday when terrorists opened fire on a camp housing workers from a private company engaged in constructing the Z-Mohr tunnel in the Gund area, which connects Gagangir to Sonamarg in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.
Security personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), along with local police, cordoned off the area. Teams from the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the premier agency investigating terror attacks, also rushed to the scene.
The attack was orchestrated by the terrorist group The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which claimed responsibility for the killings. Sources reported that at least two unidentified terrorists carried out the attack, targeting the labourers and other staff as they returned to their camp after working on the tunnel project.
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