Baramulla attack: Rajnath Singh reviews security situation with NSA

New Delhi [India], Oct. 3 : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday discussed and reviewed the security situation with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval in wake of the Baramulla attack that killed one Border Security Force (BSF) soldier and injured another.

Singh also offered condolences to the jawan who was killed in the attack that started late last night.

The Home Minister had spoken to Director General, BSF, K.K. Sharma and asked him to provide best medical facilities to the injured jawan. The terrorists attacked near a camp of the 46 Rashtriya Rifles in Baramulla late on Sunday night. The terrorists, whose numbers are still unknown, tried to enter the camp through a public park near it, but failed to breach the security.

Earlier, Pakistan targeted Indian posts along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Akhnoor tehsil late Sunday evening.

Pakistan has stepped up cross-border firing after the India Army conducted surgical strikes on Pakistani terror launch pads on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.

Source: ANI