Operations against terrorists in Kashmir would be intensified in the coming days, director general of police SP Vaid said today as the state headed for a spell of governor’s rule. “I am sure things should work very effectively and it will have an impact on the security situation in the Valley,” he said. Mr Vaid also said Governor’s rule would make it “much easier” for the police to work.
“Operations will continue. Only thing was in between, during this (ceasefire) period, the operations were stopped. They were going on earlier also, but we will intensify these operations in the days to come. And it would be, I think, much easier to work,” Mr Vaid told a news agency in an interview. He was responding to a question on the impact of Governor’s rule on the ability of the security establishment to carry out operations.
He said the suspension of operations had an impact in the fight against terrorists as they were at an advantage. “The orders were to maintain a high alert in the camps so that if the camps were attacked, we are able to retaliate effectively. But one could not launch operations even when there was specific intelligence about the presence of terrorists. So that obviously was advantageous for the terrorists,” he said.
Hours earlier, the BJP had pulled down the coalition government that it ran along with Mehbooba Mufti’s Peoples Democratic Party citing deteriorating security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The Governor office later said since no political party intended to form a government, Mr Vohra had decided to impose Governor’s rule in the state.
On investigations into the murder of veteran journalist Shujaat Bukhari, the DGP said the police would be able to crack the case within “a limited period of time”. Similarly, he said, the terrorists behind the killing of Army jawan Aurangzeb will be brought to book soon.
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