Srinagar, March 30 -- Shifting of army personnel from Jammu to Ladakh to counter Chinese incursions allowed terrorists to exploit the situation, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday, asserting more steps were needed to improve the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

Abdullah was talking to reporters after visiting the bereaved families of four police personnel in Kathua, Reasi and Jammu districts. The cops were killed in a gunfight with infiltrating terrorists in the Safiyan forest of Kathua district on Thursday.

"Visited the families of our bravehearts - Balvinder Singh, Tariq Ahmad, Jaswant Singh and Jagbir Singh - who laid down their lives in the line of duty during the Kathua encounter. Their sacrifice is etched in ou...