After Encounter, J&K Under Thick Security Blanket On Eve Of PM's Visit
NDTV
Arrangements for over one lakh people including over 30,000 panchayat members have been made at the venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public rally in Jammu and Kashmir.
A day after a fierce gunfight between two newly infiltrated Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) suicide bombers and security forces, a thick security blanket has been thrown across Jammu and Kashmir on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Palli Panchayat in Samba district on Sunday, officials said.
A red alert has been sounded in the Union Territory following the encounter near Sunjwan army camp on the outskirts of the city, which averted a major attack with the gunning down of both the terrorists, who were armed with suicide vests and large quantity of arms and ammunition.
A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officer was also killed and nine others including two policemen were injured as security forces engaged the terrorists after they attacked a bus carrying the paramilitary personnel in the early hours of Friday.
Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh had said the two terrorists were part of a suicide squad of Pakistan-based JeM and their infiltration could be a "big conspiracy" to sabotage the prime minister's visit to Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj day on Sunday.
