No lapses, security forces giving befitting reply: Rajnath on surge in terror attacks
Terming the recent terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir as “unfortunate”, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday there is no security lapse, adding that security forces are giving befitting reply to the terrorists.
Singh claimed that the number of attacks taking place in the Valley have been reduced compared to the earlier times.
Speaking to reporters in UP’s Kanpur, Singh said, “This is not an issue of security lapses. Compared to earlier times, attacks have been reduced. Our security forces are on alert. Such a situation will come that from there (J-K) that terror activities will be fully wiped out and J-K will develop fast.”
“The attacks that happened were unfortunate. Our security forces are giving befitting reply also, so many terrorists have been killed,” he said.
Earlier today, an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Srinagar’s Khanyar area of Jammu and Kashmir.
The officials on Saturday said that an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday.
On Friday, terrorists fired upon two non-locals at Mazhama in the Magam area of Budgam district. After the incident, security forces cordoned off the area to nab the attackers.
On October 29, the security forces neutralised three terrorists in a high-stakes encounter in Akhnoor following an attack on an Army convoy.
On October 20, a doctor and six construction workers were killed when terrorists attacked a tunnel construction site on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway in Ganderbal district.
