Why Jammu is experiencing rise in terrorist attacks

Amid a spurt in terrorist attacks in Jammu, there is a growing concern about what’s fuelling militant activities in the region.

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00:00Four army personnel succumbed to critical injuries in a gunfight with armed terrorists

00:19in J&K's Dodar district on 15 July.

00:22Captain Brijesh Thapa, Sepoy Ajay, Sepoy Bijendra and Naik D. Rajesh were among the martyred

00:28Rashtri Rifle soldiers.

00:29Captain Brijesh Thapa was a resident of West Bengal's Darjeeling district.

00:58Bijendra and Ajay were residents of Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan, whereas Naik D. Rajesh was a

01:12resident of Andhra Pradesh.

01:14The encounter began with a joint operation by Rashtri Rifles and J&K's Police Special

01:19Operations Group in the Desa Forest area.

01:22The Kashmir Tigers, a shadow group of the Pakistan-based terror outfit, Jaish-e-Mohammad

01:26claimed responsibility for the encounter.

01:28There have been at least 11 terrorist attacks in J&K from 28 April till July 15, 2024.

01:36Amid the increasing attacks in the region, several opposition leaders have targeted the

01:41AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi targeted the Modi government by saying,

02:04While expressing his deepest condolences to the soldiers, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

02:08hit out at the government and said the soldiers there are bearing the brunt of the BJP's

02:13wrong policies.

02:23Post the incident, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee

02:27on Security over the increasing number of terror attacks in J&K on July 18.