NIA to investigate twin terror attacks in Rajouri: Amit Shah
| Date :14-Jan-2023 |
JAMMU,
THE probe into the recent terror attacks in Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday, as he assured the people of Jammu region of a secure atmosphere with a new action plan having 360-degree security net.
He said, strengthening Village Defence Guards has nothing to do with the twin attacks in Dhangri on January 1 and 2 that left seven people dead and several others injured as the decision to empower these volunteers was taken in August last year. While five persons were killed in the terrorist firing on January 1, two children lost their lives in an Improvised Explosive Device explosion next day. “The Government of India has handed over the case related to two incidents in as many days (in Dhangri) to NIA yesterday.
The NIA and Jammu Police will together investigate this case along with all other terror incidents in Jammu region which had taken place in the past one-and-a-half years,” Shah told a press conference after chairing a high-level security review meeting at Raj Bhawan here. He was scheduled to visit Dhangri village but could not due to inclement weather. “I have come here to meet the victims of the terror attack in Rajouri and share their grief. The visit cannot happen due to inclement weather but I have talked to the members of all the seven victim families on phone,” Shah, who was flanked by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, said.
“Their courage is an example for the country and all of them were of the view that this is our region and we will not leave (under terror threat). Some of them had come from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and they are upbeat in their mood to fight terrorists despite such a major incident,” he said. He assured the people that the terrorists involved in the attack would be identified and brought before the court.