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| Advisories go in vain | | Some people still go to encounter sites | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 3: Despite multiple advisories, some people still rush to encounter sites, which have become a cause of concern for security agencies during counter insurgency operations in Kashmir.
Police in the valley have issued an advisory many a times asking people living within two-kilometres from the site of a gun battle to stay indoors.
"In case any encounter starts anywhere, the people particularly the parents of young adults of nearby area are requested not to allow their wards to move towards the encounter site. In case they are outside home they (should) be recalled to home," said the advisory.
Despite that some people are coming out and also attempting to help the militants that has become a new challenge for security forces in Kashmir and sometimes also lead to causalities. The incidents of protests near encounter sites have become one new law and order issue for the Police.
That also happened on Sunday when security forces were fighting with militants at several places in south Kashmir, some people from the adjoining areas tried to come closer to encounter site to help the militants to escape.
"Despite repeated advisories, people still rushed to encounter sites putting their lives in jeopardy. Security forces should be allowed to do their job, people should not interfere in operations where they get injured or have to face teargas (shells). We try to stop the people but they still come toward us," a senior police official said. "We are also grappling with the situation and there is no easy solution for this problem," he added. An official of the Central Reserve Police Forces' said the troops are deployed for such a situation also.
"Many a time CRPF companies are deployed for similar law and order situation which develop before, during or after the encounter," he said.
A senior police official said the government has already issued advisory, asking people to stay away from encounter sites.
"It is for the safety of the people not to create obstructions' in anti-militancy operations," he said.
He said the Ministry of Home Affairs has called for a "close coordination" between security agencies during encounters to avoid the casualties.
"The MHA has told the security agencies don't let the militants to take advantage of the situation to escape when crowds rush to encounters to help the militants to get away," the official said.
"The police is always trying to keep mob away from encounter sites by non-lethal weapons to avoid civilian casualties," he added.
"Our job is not to deal with the crowd since we are not carrying non-lethal weapons. It is the police and para-military forces who are carrying weapons to disperse the mob," an Army officer said, wishing not to be quoted by name, as he was not authorized to talk to the media. |
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