Union Home Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde accompanied by Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand, Union Home Secretary, Anil Goswami, J&K State Chief Secretary, Mohammad Iqbal Khandey, State Principal Secretary Home, Suresh Kumar, J&K Director General Police, Ashok Prasad, Director General BSF, Subash Joshi and Director General CRPF, Dalip Trivedi had an aerial visit of the areas in Akhnoor, Samba, Kathua, etc. where ceasefire violation by PAK troops is causing great difficulties for common people.
The BSF officers briefed them at Samba about the prevailing situation in the border areas and violation of ceasefire by Pakistan Rangers. BSF officers presented detailed account of the measures put in place by the Border Security Force in this regard. pisional Commissioner Jammu and IGP Jammu were also present in the briefing. At BSF Camp in Samba the Union Home Minister and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister also had an interaction with jawans. They also interacted with media and received memoranda from various delegations led by Minister of State for Cooperation, Manohar Lal and Legislators Subash Gupta and Durga Dass. They also visited the camp area attacked by militants killing the Army Colonel.
The Union Home Minister alongwith the Chief Minister also visited the Hiranagar Police Station which was also attacked by the militants.