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Rajnath leaves for J&K; to asses situation in the aftermath of Pulwama attack

Srinagar :15, Feb: Home Minister Rajnath Singh left for Jammu and Kashmir on Friday to take stock of the situation in the state in the wake of a militant attack in Pulwama that killed at least 40 CRPF personnel, officials said. He is accompanied by top home ministry officials.
During the visit, the home minister will take part in a high-level meeting in Srinagar to be attended by Governor Satya Pal Malik and top civil, police and other security officials.
The home minister will take stock of the security situation in the state in view of the attack on Thursday, a home ministry official said.Singh will also pay his last respects to the CRPF jawans who were killed in Pulwama.
Forty CRPF personnel were killed and five injured on Thursday in one of the deadliest attacks in Jammu and Kashmir when a Jaish-e-Mohammad suicide bomber rammed a vehicle carrying over 100 kg of explosives into their bus in Pulwama district.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said those responsible for the attack will pay “a very heavy price” and security forces will be given a free hand to deal with militants.
In a hard-hitting speech, Modi said the “blood of the people is boiling” and forces behind the act of miitancy will be definitely be punished.

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