Security forces in Kashmir have maintained that they will provide all possible help to those local militants who want to renounce the path of violence and join the mainstream.
How Large Deployment of Central Forces Is Burdening J&K s Exchequer
A number of chief ministers of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state had written to the Centre to waive off the charges, urging that the security of the region be considered a national issue.
File photo of CRPF personnel patrolling in Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: Reuters/Danish Ismail
Security30/Jan/2021
Srinagar: The massive presence of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPFs) in Jammu and Kashmir is proving to be a burden on its exchequer, as it owes more than Rs 4,600 crore to the forces on account of their deployment here for the past 11 years.