Ahead of Amarnath yatra, sticky bombs new menace: CRPF Inspector General

Sticky bombs have emerged as a brand new menace to the upcoming Amarnath yatra in South Kashmir, Inspector General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), P S Ranpise, mentioned on Monday.
About the latest restoration of sticky bombs from Ramgarh in Samba district, Ranpise, after inaugurating a free medical camp in Jammu, instructed mediapersons, “I agree with Jammu Kashmir Police that it is a serious matter as these can be stuck to any vehicle and activated with a timer. We have already alerted our units and formations about the new threat.”
About the menace to CRPF convoys, Ranpise mentioned they often stay protected, as mandatory precautions are taken earlier than they proceed in the direction of their locations. However, in view of the latest seizure of sticky bombs, “we have to ensure that the convoys have minimum contact with the public and there should be no unnecessary halting,” he added.

The CRPF in a gathering with the Jammu and Kashmir administration has already projected its requirement for forces and logistics for the Amarnath yatra, he mentioned, including, “We will study the logistic requirements at yatri camps and might require more forces, as the yatra this year is expected to witness a heavy rush.”
Quick response groups might be deployed wherever mandatory and surveillance saved by drones and different devices alongside the Jammu-Srinagar nationwide freeway through the pilgrimage, he added.
For the 56-day yatra to the three,880-metre Amarnath collapse South Kashmir from June 28-August 22, the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, headed by UT’s Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, had Saturday determined to extend the variety of pilgrims from 7500 to 10,000 per day. They will proceed to Amarnath by Baltal and Chandanwari facet, and this quantity is other than these continuing to the shrine by helicopters.

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Ahead of the Amarnath pilgrimage, small sticky bombs have come as a brand new headache for the police and safety forces in Jammu and Kashmir, with senior law enforcement officials admitting that these had been sure to impression the safety situation, particularly in Kashmir, the place the amount and frequency of motion of police and safety forces autos are excessive.

However, to take care of this new menace, police and safety forces have reportedly modified SOPs, together with avoiding shut contact between civilian and safety autos.