In wake of the recent attack on civilians by militants in Jammu and Kashmir, Centre has announced that it will send 18 additional companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to valley
As per an ANI report, 1,800 CRPF personnel will be sent to Jammu region for deployment in Rajouri and Poonch districts. While 10 CRPF companies are being dispatched from Delhi, 8 will be sent very soon from nearby locations of deployment in Jammu and Kashmir.
This comes after Home Ministry received an intelligence input about a terror attack in the Jammu region, ANI reported quoting sources.
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(with ANI inputs)