Anantnag attack: Intelligence forced to reconsider its counter-terrorism ops

The Anantnag attack has forced the intelligence as well as the Home Ministry to rethink over their counter-terrorism operations.

New Delhi: CRPF director general RR Bhatnagar on Thursday called on Union Home Secretary Rajib Gauba at North Block and briefed him about the Anantnag incident where five CRPF personnel lost their lives.

Wednesday's incident was a major attack on security personnel after the Pulwama incident.

The CRPF personnel were keeping a vigil in Anantnag, a major route for Amarnath pilgrims, on Wednesday when bike-borne Al-Umar Mujahiddin terrorists attacked them.

The attack has forced the intelligence as well as the Home Ministry officials to rethink over their counter-terrorism operations following the fact that after a few weeks Amarnath Yatra will start.

Sources in the Home Ministry said that Home Secretary Gauba will brief Home Minister Amit Shah about the incident.

"We really need to give a serious look into our security perspective," an MHA official said.