Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday met the pilgrims injured in the Reasi bus attack, undergoing treatment at Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (SMVD) Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Katra.
The LG in a post on X said, “Met the injured pilgrims at Government Medical College, Jammu & Narayana Hospital, Katra and wished them a speedy recovery. The entire nation stands firmly with the families of martyred pilgrims in this hour of grief.”
The team of doctors briefed the LG on the health condition of the injured and the medical facilities being extended to them.
The LG directed the District and Hospital Administration for ensuring the best possible medical care and all necessary assistance to the affected families.
Earlier, LG Manoj Sinha approved an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh each for the next of kin of those killed in the terror attack on a bus in Reasi district, an official spokesman said on Monday.
Sinha has also approved Rs 50,000 each for those injured, the spokesman said.
The spokesman said a control room has been created by the district administration to provide all necessary assistance to those affected.
Efforts are on to neutralise the perpetrators of the terror attack, the spokesman said.
Meanwhile, the LG also held a high-level security review meeting here, a day after a deadly terror attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi district.
“Chaired a security review meeting with the officials of J&K Police and Civil Administration. I assure the people that those behind attack on pilgrims in Reasi and those aiding and abetting them will be punished,” the LG wrote on X.
The post was shared by the office of the LG on its official handle along with two pictures of the meeting.
Sources said the LG was briefed about the leads police have got post Reasi attackand the follow-up action plans of the police and other security agencies. “The LG directed the police officers that the perpetrators of the crime should be nabbed and searches should be intensified to track the killers,” they said.
An official present at the meeting said that the LG expressed pain and grief over the killing of nine persons including the driver of the bus and the pilgrims who had come to Shiv Kohri shrine to pay obeisance. “The LG directed the officers to go hard against the terrorists involved in the heinous act,” he said, adding that the police officers present in the meeting assured the LG that all efforts are underway to reach out the terrorists involved in the act that has pained every citizen of the country.
Nine people were killed and 41 injured as the terrorists opened fire at the 53-seater bus, which was on its way from the Shiv Khori temple to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra, causing it to veer off the road and fall into a deep gorge near the Teryath village of the Poni area of Reasi on Sunday evening.
Nefarious Design To Spread Turmoil In Jammu
LG Sinha said the terror attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi district was part of nefarious designs to spread turmoil in the Jammu region, and asserted that such an attempt would be thwarted.
Nine people were killed and 41 injured as terrorists opened fire at the 53-seater bus, on its way from the Shiv Khori temple to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra, causing it to veer off the road and fall into a deep gorge near the Teryath village of the Poni area on Sunday.
“An unfortunate incident happened yesterday evening when terrorists targeted the driver of a bus as a result of which he lost control and the vehicle plunged into a gorge, resulting in the death of nine people. A joint operation by police, CRPF and the Army is underway to punish those responsible,” Sinha told reporters at the Government Medical College here after meeting with 18 of those injured admitted to the facility.
He said Director General of Police R R Swain and his team are on the spot, supervising the anti-terror operation.
“Our immediate priority is saving the lives of those injured. We know there is no compensation for the loss of life but to help the families, the administration has approved an ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh each for the next of kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 each for the injured,” Sinha said.
The LG said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union minister Amit Shah were keeping a close watch on the situation and spoke to him immediately after the attack.
“Those responsible will not be spared. The attack is part of a nefarious design to somehow spread turmoil to the Jammu region but we are determined to thwart such an attempt,” Sinha said.
The lieutenant governor also visited the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Superspeciality Hospital in the Katra area of Reasi to enquire after 14 injured passengers admitted there.
“Met the injured pilgrims at Government Medical College, Jammu & Narayana Hospital, Katra and wished them a speedy recovery. The entire nation stands firmly with the families of martyred pilgrims in this hour of grief,” Saxena wrote on ‘X’.
An official spokesperson said Sinha was closely monitoring the situation and has directed the district and hospital administration to ensure the best possible medical care and all necessary assistance to the affected families.
The bus was ferrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi.
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