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Onkar Singh in New Delhi
Minister of State for Home Affairs I D Swami on Monday night defended the Central Reserve Police Force saying there was no security lapse on part of the paramilitary force in guarding the Raghunath temple in Jammu, which was attacked by a terrorist on Sunday leading to 12 deaths.
Swami, who was sent by Deputy Prime Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani to Jammu to take stock of the security situation following the attack, will submit his report on Tuesday.
Speaking to rediff.com, he said, "There was no security lapse. The CRPF guard at the entrance stopped the militant for frisking. But before he could be frisked, the militant threw a grenade, and in the melee managed to gain entry into the temple. From the details that I have got from the state police and the CRPF personnel it looks that the militant had surveyed the area before attacking, as he knew the place where he could go and hide."
He said the state police has been put on high alert after the terrorist attack.
"Whatever little changes are needed to be done in the security measures would be done by the local police," he said.
He praised the state police and the CRPF commandos for tackling the situation without the help of the National Security Guards.
"The NSG commandos were ready to be flown to Jammu but when the state police chief said that his men were capable of handling the situation and managed to neutralise the terrorists they were directed not to proceed to Jammu. The state police and the CRPF have done a good job," he said.
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