DIG reviews security, preparedness in Shiv Khori belt in Reasi
Jammu, May 2 (PTI) Deputy Inspector General of Police Shiv Kumar Sharma on Saturday conducted a comprehensive security review and assessed operational preparedness in the Shiv Khori-Ransoo belt in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi, stressing effective use of surveillance systems to ensure safety, officials said.
He also carried out an on-the-spot security audit of the Teryath area in the Ransoo-Shiv Khori-Pouni belt, where terrorists had opened fire at a bus carrying pilgrims on June 9, 2024, killing nine people and injuring 33 others.
The 53-seater bus, on its way from the Shiv Khori temple to Katra, veered off the road following heavy gunfire and plunged into a deep gorge near Teryath village in the Pouni area.
“Deputy Inspector General of Police, Udhampur-Reasi range, conducted a comprehensive security review and assessed operational preparedness of Police, Special Operations Group (SOG), and CRPF units deployed at Ransoo, Shiv Khori, and Pouni,” a police official said.
During the visit, Sharma reviewed the overall security arrangements for the smooth and safe conduct of the Shri Shiv Khori yatra.
