Amit Shah reaches Jammu, chairs security review meet

THE COMPANIES ARE DRAWN FROM FIVE CAPFS OF CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP AND SSB

- Ravi Krishnan Khajuria

JAMMU: Union home minister Amit Shah arrived here on Thursday evening and chaired a high-level meeting to review the prevailing security scenario at Raj Bhawan, said officials.

This is Shah's first visit to the union territory post-Operation Sindoor. "The Union home minister landed at the technical airport around 7:30 pm and straightaway headed to Raj Bhawan. At the airport, he was received by the lieutenant governor (LG) Manoj Sinha," said a senior police officer.

The meeting that started around 9 pm lasted for over an hour and a half.

It was attended by LG Sinha, DGP Nalin Prabhat and top officers from Jammu and Kashmir Police, Indian Army, BSF, CRPF and various security and intelligence agencies.

"The Union home minister was also briefed about security arrangements being done for the ensuing safe Amarnath pilgrimage," said the officer.

The 38-day long annual pilgrimage begins July 3. Following the Pahalgam attack, this year's pilgrimage will see unprecedented security arrangements.

Centre has plans to deploy around 580 companies of various paramilitary forces like CRPF, SSB, ITBP, BSF to ensure an incident-free pilgrimage.