Amid rising incidents of terror strikes in Kashmir, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba reached Srinagar Monday and held a high-level review of the situation with top officers of the Army, security forces, intelligence agencies and the state police.

His visit to the Valley also comes with the onset of summers when the tourist season begins in Kashmir. The Amarnath Yatra is also scheduled to begin in June. Three successive tourist seasons have failed due to unrest and 11 Amarnath pilgrims were killed in a terrorist strike last year.

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Gauba will camp in Srinagar for two days and also review the situation on the International Border and the Line of Control (LOC) where several civilians were killed due to the recent indiscriminate shelling by Pakistan troops.

The Home Secretary is also likely to review implementation of the Prime Minister’s economic package to the state and steps taken for return of migrant Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley.

Meanwhile, terrorists attacked the cavalcade of an Army Commanding Officer of 34 Rashtriya Rifles in Shopian district of South Kashmir this morning. The Army cordoned the area and launched search of militants.

Reports said a mob gathered there and started pelting stones at the Army personnel who were searching the orchards where they suspected the terrorists were hiding after firing at the vehicle of the CO.