The recent spate of terror attacks are also possibly timed to impact the assembly polls that are due in September in J&K, throwing a challenge to the administration.
On June 13, Modi had chaired a high level review meeting on J&K after four encounters were reported between security forces and militants. At that meeting, he had directed security officials as well as those at the helm of anti-terror operations to ensure the “full spectrum of counter terror capabilities” are deployed in the region.
Since 2021, as many as 34 soldiers have been killed in J&K while security forces neutralised 40 terrorists during anti-terror operations during the same period. The toll of security personnel laying down their lives in the line of duty in J&K since May this year stands at 13 — nine Army personnel and one each from the IAF, CRPF, BSF and J&K Police.
Capt Thapa’s coffin
The mortal remains of Captain Brijesh Thapa, who was killed while combating terrorists in Doda, were brought to his hometown in Darjeeling district’s Lebong on Thursday
