In the meeting, Army Chief Gen Dwivedi presented a detailed overview of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir including deployment of his forces.Strongly condemning the terror attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said those behind the “heinous act” will be brought to justice.Several meetings on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir have taken place since the terror attack.Modi returned to New Delhi this morning after cutting short his two-day trip to Saudi Arabia.Home Minister Amit Shah rushed to Srinagar on Tuesday evening to spearhead the security measures.Shortly after landing in Delhi, Modi held a meeting with NSA Doval, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.In one of the deadliest terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir in recent years, 26 people — including two foreign nationals — were killed when suspected terrorists opened fire on a group of tourists at the scenic Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on Tuesday afternoon.Intelligence agencies have identified Saifullah Kasuri, also known by the alias Khalid, a senior commander of the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), as the mastermind behind the massacre.According to intelligence sources, five to six militants were involved in the attack, including several who had recently infiltrated the Valley from across the Line of Control (LoC).Security forces have since launched a massive manhunt in and around the Pahalgam region, with aerial surveillance and ground operations underway to track down the perpetrators.Security agencies have released sketches of three terrorists involved in heinous attack.
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