Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the security situation in Darjeeling district of West Bengal last night as violence continued unabated in the hill. Official sources said in New Delhi that during the meeting, the home minister was briefed on the law and order situation in Darjeeling. Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi and other top security officials attended the hour-long meeting.<br/>'<br/>Earlier yesterday, the Union home ministry put on hold sending more troops to Darjeeling to help restore normalcy as the state government had not yet submitted its report on the situation. The meeting came a day after a team of the BJP and the Gorkha Janmukti Morch, which is leading the protests in Darjeeling, met the home minister seeking the Centre's intervention.<br/><br/>Around 1,000 central paramilitary personnel, including 200 women, had earlier been deployed in Darjeeling to assist the local administration.<br/><br/>Sources said, Mr Singh also took stock of the situation in Kashmir, where terrorists killed six policemen in a attack on a police party on the outskirts of Anantnag district of South Kashmir yesterday.''<br/><br/>''''''''<br/>
News On AIR | June 17, 2017 5:01 AM
HM Rajnath reviews security situation in hill district of West Bengal