The government decided to end the Amarnath yatra and strengthen the counter-insurgency grid in Kashmir by fresh induction of forces after Indian intelligence reports indicated the possibility of multiple suicide attacks in the Valley and targeting of security forces by improvised explosive device (IED) in Sopore area by Pakistan-based terrorist groups, particularly the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) group, two persons familiar with the development said.

The government decided to end the Amarnath yatra and strengthen the counter-insurgency grid in Kashmir by fresh induction of forces after Indian intelligence reports indicated the possibility of multiple suicide attacks in the Valley and targeting of security forces by improvised explosive device (IED) in Sopore area by Pakistan-based terrorist groups, particularly the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) group, two persons familiar with the development said.