NIA chief visits Jammu encounter site
Jammu Apr 23 PTI NIA chief Kuldiep Singh on Saturday visited Jammus Sunjwan area where two suicide bombers of banned Jaish-e-Mohammed JeM were killed in a fierce gunfight with security forces ahead of the prime ministers visit officials saidThe National Investigation Agency NIA chief was accompanied by Inspector General of CRPF Jammu sector P S Ranpise Singh who is also the director general of the Central Reserve Police Force was briefed about the gun battle by CRPF officers the officials saidA team of the NIA had visited the encounter site on Friday evening and the federal agency is likely to take over the case for a thorough investigation they saidBesides the two terrorists a Central Industrial Security Force CISF officer died in the gunfight that took place near an Army camp in Sunjwan on Friday Nine security personnel were also injured as forces engaged the terrorists after they attacked a bus carrying CISF personnelDirector General of Jammu and Kashmir Police 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 ministers visit to Jammu and KashmirThe PM is scheduled to visit Samba districts Palli village 17 km from here on National Panchayati Raj Day on April 24 He is also scheduled to address a gathering thereAccording to officials a multi-tier security setup has been put in place for Prime Minister Narendra Modis visitAn alert has been sounded along the border and a high degree of vigilance is being maintained at vital installations in Jammu and Kashmir in view of the visit officials said on Friday PTI TAS DIV DIV
Jammu Apr 23 PTI NIA chief Kuldiep Singh on Saturday visited Jammus Sunjwan area where two suicide bombers of banned Jaish-e-Mohammed JeM were killed in a fierce gunfight with security forces ahead of the prime ministers visit officials saidThe National Investigation Agency NIA chief was accompanied by Inspector General of CRPF Jammu sector P S Ranpise Singh who is also the director general of the Central Reserve Police Force was briefed about the gun battle by CRPF officers the officials saidA team of the NIA had visited the encounter site on Friday evening and the federal agency is likely to take over the case for a thorough investigation they saidBesides the two terrorists a Central Industrial Security Force CISF officer died in the gunfight that took place near an Army camp in Sunjwan on Friday Nine security personnel were also injured as forces engaged the terrorists after they attacked a bus carrying CISF personnelDirector General of Jammu and Kashmir Police 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 ministers visit to Jammu and KashmirThe PM is scheduled to visit Samba districts Palli village 17 km from here on National Panchayati Raj Day on April 24 He is also scheduled to address a gathering thereAccording to officials a multi-tier security setup has been put in place for Prime Minister Narendra Modis visitAn alert has been sounded along the border and a high degree of vigilance is being maintained at vital installations in Jammu and Kashmir in view of the visit officials said on Friday PTI TAS DIV DIV
