Srinagar, Sep 05- Perturbed by the broad-day killing of its men last month, paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force has out-rightly contested deployment of its troops, requisitioned for maintaining law and order, by police and has categorically declined setting out in markets for future.
Sources said, recently, CRPF top brass communicated to police that its men, who are a part of ‘compact company’, would not remain deployed in market places, as they said, has been a trend by police in recent past.
The sources said that the CRPF has held it as a violation of standard operating procedure (SOP) between the central and state forces.
On August 31, two CRPF troopers were killed by militants at Budshah Chowk, outside UCO bank here.
Confirming the communication, spokesman of the CRPF Prabakar Tripathi said that state police had made it a practice to deploy the personnel from compact company— requisitioned to deal with law and order—on roads and in market places.
“Police has been told to utilize the companies for the specific purpose,” he said.
Regarding the compact companies, he said, they are geared with three main components including arms, teargas component and Lathis and shall be utilized for the law and order situation maintenances only.
“Men with specific skill should be called out for a specific job only,” he added.
According to the paramilitary officials, the CRPF was meant to assist police in calming protests, which has been a routine affair in the valley particularly after the land row agitation last year.
As per the official figures, there are 519 Coys of CRPF in Jammu and Kashmir assisting police in maintaining law and order situations besides, tackling counter insurgency operation. While, 400 Coys are deployed in Valley alone, they have been deployed in protection of vital installations and VIPs.
The services of the CRPF are also sought in being part of the road opening parties.
Sources said, recently, CRPF top brass communicated to police that its men, who are a part of ‘compact company’, would not remain deployed in market places, as they said, has been a trend by police in recent past.
The sources said that the CRPF has held it as a violation of standard operating procedure (SOP) between the central and state forces.
On August 31, two CRPF troopers were killed by militants at Budshah Chowk, outside UCO bank here.
Confirming the communication, spokesman of the CRPF Prabakar Tripathi said that state police had made it a practice to deploy the personnel from compact company— requisitioned to deal with law and order—on roads and in market places.
“Police has been told to utilize the companies for the specific purpose,” he said.
Regarding the compact companies, he said, they are geared with three main components including arms, teargas component and Lathis and shall be utilized for the law and order situation maintenances only.
“Men with specific skill should be called out for a specific job only,” he added.
According to the paramilitary officials, the CRPF was meant to assist police in calming protests, which has been a routine affair in the valley particularly after the land row agitation last year.
As per the official figures, there are 519 Coys of CRPF in Jammu and Kashmir assisting police in maintaining law and order situations besides, tackling counter insurgency operation. While, 400 Coys are deployed in Valley alone, they have been deployed in protection of vital installations and VIPs.
The services of the CRPF are also sought in being part of the road opening parties.
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