In Kashmir, CAPF Deployment Three Times The Normal

In the days leading up to August 5 and the scrapping of the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir state, the Valley witnessed the highest deployment of security forces yet. By August 5, nearly 430 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) were deployed in the state, including personnel from the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, SSB, and CISF.

The normal deployment in the Valley is about 200 CAPF companies in addition to the Indian Army and J&K Police. Each company has about 100 personnel. The deployment of almost 230 companies was done in the months leading up to August 2019 to provide security for the panchayat and urban local body elections held in September 2018, followed by preparations for the Lok Sabha elections in May 2019 and then the Amarnath Yatra.