Jammu and Kashmir: Home Minister Amit Shah Arrives in Rajouri, To Meet Families of Those Killed in Terror Attack

Jammu, January 13: Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Jammu on Friday to meet the families of those killed in the terror attack in Rajouri.

Shah was received at Jammu Airport by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha this noon.

Shah will visit the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir to review the ground situation with the security forces, said sources. The Home Minister’s visit comes in the wake of twin terror attacks in Rajouri which left seven people dead. Rajouri Firing Incident: Death Toll Reaches Seven as One More Civilian, Victim in Kashmir Terror Attack, Succumbs at Hospital.

According to the sources, Shah will visit the place where the terrorist attack happened and meet the family members of the civilians killed in these incidents. He will also meet officials of the Jammu and Kashmir administration and security forces.Notably, six civilians including two children were killed and many more injured in two terror attacks in Upper Dangri village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on January 1 and 2.

While four people were gunned down on January 1 evening, two children were killed and several others injured after a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast occurred in the same vicinity in Rajouri’s Upper Dhangri village on January 2 morning. Jammu and Kashmir: Another Civilian Succumbs to His Injuries After Six Killed in Terror Attack in Rajouri.

Reaching Rajouri, Shah will then go to Dhangri to inspect the site of the terror attacks and interact with the families of the victims. In Jammu, he will preside over the meeting of officers of civil administration and security establishment at Raj Bhavan.

Earlier on January 9, the Home Minister held a crucial meeting with top leaders of the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party at his residence in the national capital.The meeting was in the wake of the recent terror attacks in the Kashmir valley.

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