Jammu, March 29 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday admitted that the redeployment of army personnel from Jammu to Ladakh, in response to Chinese incursions, had created security vulnerabilities in the region.

He emphasized the urgent need for additional measures to fortify security across Jammu and Kashmir. Abdullah made these remarks during his visit to the families of the four martyred police personnel who lost their lives in a fierce encounter with infiltrating terrorists in Kathua's Safiyan forest on Thursday. The fallen officers-Balvinder Singh, Tariq Ahmad, Jaswant Singh, and Jagbir Singh-were honored for their courage and sacrifice in protecting civilians.

During the encounter, two terrorists, suspected to be Pakistani nat...