Kashmir Witnesses Decline In Gun Battles With Government Forces Focussed On Preventing Public Protests firstpost.com

Encounters between government forces and militants which had become a daily routine before the revocation of Article 370 have declined in number as the forces remain occupied in preventing public protests against the scrapping of Kashmir’s special status.

There has been a decline in both cordon and search operations as well as encounters between the forces and militants. The militants have however lobbed grenades at several places targeting the forces patrolling the streets, resulting in injuries to several police and paramilitary personnel. Police officials cited the involvement of the forces in “law and order” duties to prevent public protests as a reason for the decline in anti-militancy operations. They however also added that the lack of communication with informants — due to the snapping of mobile services — has also affected the flow of information about the presence of militants.