Security heightened at Chamba-Doda interstate border following the killing of 4 soldiers

CHAMBA: The senior civil and police administration officers of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh (HP) visited forward areas of district bordering with restive Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to inspect ,review, and further strengthen the security of the Chamba-Doda interstate border to prevent infiltration of terrorists following the repeated terrorists attacks and killing of four army soldiers including an officer at Badharwah in Doda district even as Chamba-Doda bus service has been suspended.
In the recent past, Chamba’s Deputy Commissioner Mukesh Repaswal, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) , Abhishek Yadav and other officers visited various villages along the Chamba-Doda border to review the security arrangements.
The officers visited various villages situated on Chamba - Doda road including Langera, Bairagarh , Satrundi etc. in Salooni and Tisa tehsil of Chamba and interacted with the security personnel of the Indian Reserve Battalion deployed on the Chamba-Doda border.
Recently on July 16 , four soldiers including an officer were killed in an encounter with terrorists in the Doda district of J&K.
Chamba district shares around 215 kilometers of its border with Kathua, Doda and Kishtwar districts of J&K Earlier, the security was also reviewed at the interstate border with Kathua and Kishtwar after terrorist attacks and encounters with security forces in Kathua.
While confirming his visit to Chamba-Doda interstate border, Abhishek Yadav said the aim is to review the security scenario and give further directions to enhance the security to avert any temerarious attempt by the militants present in the neighbouring Doda district.
The sensitivity of the Chamba-Doda border stems from the historical events of August 3, 1998 ’Chamba Massacre’ in which Pak sponsored militants infiltrated from Doda into Chamba and brutally shot dead 35 migrant laborers in the villages of Kalaban and Satrundi in Chamba district.
Regional Manager, Himachal Road Transport Corporation, Shugal Singh informed that keeping in view the safety and security of passengers, they have temporarily suspended Chamba-Doda bus service.
Sources informed that there is a lesser likelihood of terrorists infiltrating into Chamba from any of the border with J&K due to bsence of local support in the region.