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How can primitive Police fight present day insurgency? `No bomb disposal equipment, no night vision devices, no bulletproof vests' 5/9/2015 10:32:09 PM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, May 9: At a time when the revocation of AFSPA and a pro-active role for Jammu Kashmir Police sought to fight militancy, reports reflecting dearth of basic equipments in police stations have come to fore. Data in possession of Early Times reveals that there is no bomb disposal equipments in police stations of Srinagar, Jammu, Anantnag, Baramulla, Budgam, Rajouri, Reasi and several other areas wherein the militants have been striking at regular intervals. Reports also suggest that the state authorities reduced the police to Red Cross workers with no infrastructure as such to deal with the counter insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir. In 72 police stations and posts in Jammu region, there is no bomb disposal equipment. Also there are just 16 body protectors and 16 bullet proof vests available. Icing on the cake is that these 72 police posts have just one night vision device. Similarly, in the summer capital Srinagar, there are 35 police stations and police posts but for them the state authorities have provided just 22 bullet proof vests and 20 body protectors. How could hundreds of police personnel stationed in these places fight militants? Also, for the entire Srinagar, there are just two night vision devices available with the police and there are no binoculars. In Rajori area wherein there are 17 police stations and posts, there are no night vision devices, no bomb disposal equipments. However, these stations have two binoculars, two body protectors and five bullet proof vests. In South Kashmir's Anantnag, considered as militancy's hot bed, there are just eight bullet proof vests, four body protectors and four binoculars for 17 police stations in which the police personnel in hundreds are stationed. . Also, there are no bullet proof vests available in 19 police stations of Reasi and no night vision devices. There are eight body protectors and two binoculars in these stations available for the police. Early Times has also learnt that he Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its report has mentioned that basic equipment is not provided to the majority of the police stations in Jammu and Kashmir. "The life saving equipments viz., body protectors and bullet proof vests were not available with 64 police station of eight checked districts wherein 2865 police personnel remain posted, "reads the CAG report and added that police station is the first contact point of people in distress with the state government and hence the importance of efficient and effective police functioning at the police station level is important for building public confidence in state and creating cordial police- community relations.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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