CRPF’s Kashmir-Based Helpline Got Over 34,000 Distress After Abrogation Of Article 370 thehindu.com

Over 34,000 distress calls, a majority of them by people concerned about the well-being of family members living in Kashmir were received by a Srinagar-based helpline of the CRPF following revocation of provisions of Article 370 by the Centre, officials said on Tuesday.

A total of 34,274 calls were received on the ‘Madadgaar’ helpline number — 14411 — and on a few other mobile numbers, after August 5. “A majority of the calls were of people enquiring about the well-being of their family and relatives living in Kashmir and about the situation in general,”.