Srinagar, Nov 14 (JKNS): Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), G.P. Singh, visited the Kashmir Valley on Friday following the November 11 terror attack on CRPF personnel in Kulgam district, and reviewed the prevailing security situation and operational preparedness.
Shortly after arriving at Srinagar Airport on November 13, as per news agency JKNS, the DG proceeded to the attack site near Nowpora, Akhran area of Kulgam, where he assessed the ground situation, security arrangements and ongoing search operations.
Accompanied by senior CRPF officers, Singh also visited the Army’s 92 Base Hospital at Badami Bagh Cantonment, where he met Head Constable (GD) Sonbir Singh of 46 Battalion CRPF, who is undergoing treatment for serious injuries sustained while responding to the attack.
He enquired about the jawan’s health and treatment, appreciated his courage and swift response during the incident, and wished him a speedy recovery.
Later, the DG attended a security review meeting with senior officers of J&K Police, Army and other security agencies to assess the overall security scenario.
On November 14, Singh chaired an Operational Conference at Group Centre CRPF Srinagar, attended by SDG (Operations) Directorate Vitul Kumar, SDG J&K Zone Sandeep Khirwar, IG Operations Kashmir Sector Vineet Brijlal, IG Srinagar Sector Pawan Kumar Sharma, other senior CRPF officers and ground commanders of Valley-based units and offices.
During the conference, the DG directed senior officers to intensify counter-insurgency operations across Kashmir, strengthen the security grid, improve real-time coordination among security forces and maintain heightened operational readiness to neutralise terrorist elements and their support networks.
The deliberations also focused on the future course of sustained and intensified counter-insurgency operations in the region.
Singh also felicitated CRPF personnel involved in the successful conduct of twin operations, ‘Ops Ashdhar’ and ‘Ops Korag’, carried out in Budgam in September 2026, during which two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) foreign terrorists, Yasir and Hashim Moosa, were neutralised.
He commended the troops for their professionalism, courage in challenging terrain and operational excellence, stating that intelligence-based operations had strengthened the security framework in Central Kashmir and reinforced the Force’s commitment to maintaining peace and stability. (JKNS)
