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| JK police under HM radar for failure to control protests | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 15: The Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) has come under radar of the union Home ministry for failing to control situation, which arose in the wake of killing of top Hizb commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani.
Highly placed sources said the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh was recently informed by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval that it seems to be primarily the failure of JKP for its inability to contain the protests in the wake of Burhan's killing on July 8.
The Home ministry is of the opinion that had the police enforced a strict curfew on Burhan's funeral on July 9, precious human lives could have been saved and that life would come back to normal in a day or so.
The security analysts have arrived to the conclusion after comparing the aftermath of Burhan's killing with the hanging of Muhammad Afzal Guru in 2013.
When parliament attack convict Muhammad Afzal Guru was secretly hanged and buried at Tihar Jail on February 9, it was feared that Kashmir would witness in a major uprising.
But a strict curfew prevented things from going out of control. "Though three civilians died and several were injured, the situation had remained largely under control," recapped an official.
The speedy restoration of normalcy was largely attributed to policing by the then Inspector General of Police Kashmir SM Sahai who went ahead for a "strict curfew", which prevented people from taking to streets.
"This time, police killed Burhan and chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti, who is also the Home minister, was aware of the mission, but still the government failed to tackle the expected aftermath," said an analyst adding "this all hints at nothing but security lapse and lack of preparedness."
Observers said the crises festered this time as there was confusion over police preparedness. "There was a total chaos. While some areas were put under curfew, it was restrictions or no curfew elsewhere. This chaos proved costly for the government," the sources said.
Sources said high level team from the union Home ministry would soon visit Kashmir to look into the matter and decide upon the future course of action.
"All the aspects of the prevalent crises are being ascertained while policing is equally under scanner," said a senior official asking not to be named, adding "responsibility needs to be fixed." |
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