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| Locals continue to help militants to escape | | 26 security personnel killed in 100 days | |
Early Times Report
srinagar, Apr 11: The interference by locals during encounter sites is taking a toll on army and police with 26 security personnel having lost their lives in 2018 in Kashmir. Police in the Valley has issued an advisory many a times asking people living within two-kilometres from the site of a gun battle to stay indoors. Despite that some people go near the encounter sites and disrupt the operation. The interference as figures reveal was taking a heavy toll on the security forces. Twelve policemen, 13 army men, and a CRPF man are among 25 security personnel got killed in 2018. On Wednesday, an army man lost his life while fighting with militants in south Kashmir's Kulgam district, when locals disrupted the operation to assist the militants escape. A senior police official said that security forces lost so many men due to intervention by locals at several places. "We are also grappling with the situation and there is no easy solution for this problem. We lost so many lives as some locals pelt stones at security forces during operations," he said. "It is for the safety of the people not to create obstructions' in anti-militancy operations," he said. 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 new law and order issue for the Police. That also happened on Wednesday when security forces were fighting with militants in south Kashmir and 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," the official said. "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 back home," said the advisory. |
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