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Restore peace in J&K, avoid casualties, Rajnath tells officials 8/16/2016 10:33:38 PM Agencies New Delhi/Srinagar, Aug 16: In the backdrop of continuous unrest in Kashmir, militant attack in Srinagar and killing of five militants on LoC in Uri sector, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday held a high-level review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir and instructed security officials to restore peace and normalcy in the state at the earliest. He cautioned that the casualties of both the civilians and security personnel in the violence-hit state should be minimum. The minister was, in turn, briefed by top officials on the prevailing situation in Kashmir and the infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector in Kashmir. The unrest has entered the 39th day with six more civilian deaths in past 24 hours. On August 15, 2 militants and a CRPF Commandant were killed in an encounter in Nawhata area of old town of Srinagar. Though the identity of the slain militants was not ascertained immediately, police sources said that they were Pakistani nationals. Besides the death of CRPF Commandant, Pramod Kumar, nine troopers sustained injuries. The same day, five unidentified militants were killed in an encounter in Uri sector of Kashmir. A defense spokesman said that a group of militants tried to infiltrate from across LoC in Uri Sector but where killed by the army. Two army officers also sustained injuries. National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi and chiefs of intelligence agencies and other top civil and security officials attended the meeting, sources said here. The meeting was held even as reports from Srinagar said five civilian protesters were killed in firing by security forces in fresh violence in the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday, taking the deaths to 65 since the July 8 killing of a popular rebel commander. Pramod Kumar, the commandant of the 49 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), was killed on Monday after four militants hurled a grenade and opened fire at a security patrol in an old city area of Srinagar. There have been reports of violence and stone-pelting in Budgam and Anantnag districts as well, sources said. At the meeting, Rajnath Singh also reviewed the overall security scenario in Assam, which also saw militant attacks.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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