Deputy PM L.K. Advani will visit Nadimarg village tomorrow and file a report on the massacre to the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS).A Home Ministry team, led by Special Secretary A.K. Bhandari, which visited the spot soon after the incident, has stated in its report that it appeared to be a joint operation by the Lashkar-e-Toiba and Salahuddin faction of the Hizbul Mujahideen. Hizbul was also suspected to be behind the killing of moderate leader Abdul Majid Dar yesterday.An emergency CCS meeting, presided over by the PM, felt the Centre may have to review CM Mufti Mohammed Sayeed’s ‘‘healing touch’’ policy. ‘‘However, a decision will only be taken after Advani’s return. He will brief the CCS tomorrow itself,’’ sources said.Describing the killings as ‘‘gruesome’’, Advani said he has already spoken to Governor G.C. Saxena. Government sources said the incident was a major setback to the peace process in the Valley, especially when the government was contemplating resettling the Kashmiri Pandits. ‘‘The Centre has even earmarked Rs 10 crore for the purpose. But obviously, there are groups, acting on behest of Pakistan, which do not want Kashmiri Pandits to return to the Valley. The attack is essentially a message to Mufti not to try to put the clock back,’’ Home Ministry sources said.The incident is also being seen as a major failure for intelligence and security wings. ‘‘Around 15-16 terrorists, armed with sophisticated weapons, moving around openly is serious lapse of security. The police post of the area, meant to be manned by eight personnel at all times, had only six. They were easily overpowered. Their weapons — three SLRs, three 303 rifles, three ammunition magazines and a Motorola wireless set — were found at the abandoned post,’’ said an official.
