Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday admitted a security lapse in Sopore militant attack in which two municipal councillors and a cop were killed on Sunday.
“There has been some security lapse in the Sopore attack. There were four PSOs (personal security officers) present and had they retaliated, the militants would not have succeeded in their efforts,” Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar told reporters, here.
He said that all the four PSOs have been suspended while an over ground worker (OGW) of militants has been arrested. “The OGW has revealed that the plan to carry out the attack was hatched by one Lashkar-e-Toiba militant Mudasir and a foreigner at his home,” Kumar revealed.
The Kashmir police chief said that the Municipal Committee chairman of Sopore had not informed the police about the meeting. “So there was no additional deployment. But still, four PSOs were enough to retaliate which they didn’t,” he added.
The IGP said that police and security forces will intensify the anti-militancy operations and those involved in the Sopore attack will either be killed or arrested.
Published 30 March 2021, 07:18 IST