SRINAGAR: Amid security tightening in Jammu and Kashmir following the Pahalgam attack, and multiple days of unprovoked small arms firing along the Line of Control (LOC) by Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday raised concern over making sure that innocent locals are not affected due to the new security measures.

He said that while the efforts are ongoing to catch the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack, it is also important to ensure that this doesn't "affect the innocent people of Jammu & Kashmir."

"We all understand the situation here, we cannot ignore it or refuse its existence, but we must look into it so that we don't affect the innocent people of Jammu & Kashmir in our efforts to catch those who were involved in the Pahalgam attack. We have conveyed this concern of ours where we can," CM told reporters.

"It should not look like that to catch a few perpetrators, we are arresting multiple locals. We need to be careful and take steps logically," Abdullah added.