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| J&K: Police in panic, governance in a shambles | | | Srinagar, August 3:The symbols of governance in the Kashmir Valley seems to be fast crumbling on the face of the unending mob violence. This is the message conveyed to the Intelligence Bureau (IB) director and director general of CRPF by police officers in the state.
In an interaction with senior police personnel of Jammu and Kashmir, the two senior officers have been told that the already shaken symbols of governance in the state are now showing signs of collapse.
CRPF and J&K police personnel standing on a road sealed by concertina wire in Srinagar.
The signs are ominous. In the last few days, police personnel - already under pressure from rampaging mobs - have started vacating their stations. In Pulwama, an officer of the rank of SSP has reported sick and another has refused to go to Baramulla on posting.
With police stations and office buildings coming under attack from stone-pelting crowds, senior officers are getting desperate calls from juniors posted in police stations in cities as well as rural areas.
On Tuesday, a senior police officer got a call from a police station in Kulgam. The 14-member police team posted there sought permission to vacate the station after seeing a crowd of around 8,000 protesters gather.
The attendance at the state secretariat is another indicator. Of the 2,200 government employees, only 715 showed up for work on Tuesday. Of the total workers, 800 are from Jammu.
The concern in the government circles is that the local police will soon be forced into inaction. According to CID sources, policemen are wary of being in uniform when out of police stations and scores of them have begun using civilian ID cards.
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