Amid escalating tension, Army chief lands in Srinagar

SRINAGAR — Amid the escalating tension, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi arrived in Kashmir on Friday.

Official sources said immediately after his arrival, Gen Dwivedi was briefed by the Army’s Srinagar-based 15 Corps Commander on security operations in the wake of the Pahalgam attack that left 26 people, mostly tourists, dead.

The Army chief was also briefed on ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the Line of Control.

Hours before the Army chief’s arrival in Srinagar, there was an exchange of small arms fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowgam sector in Kupwara district.

The Army chief will also hold a comprehensive security review in Srinagar.

He is also likely to visit Baisaran near Pahalgam, the site of the attack on tourists, and take the review of the ongoing operation, launched on Tuesday to trace the attackers.