Locals under pressure from militants to help them flee: CRPF

CRPF said locals were under pressure from militants to help them flee in certain areas in Kashmir which was harming the anti-terror operations.

CRPF Inspector General (Operations) Zulfiquar Hasan asserted that the forces have been acting with restraint in crowded areas to check any collateral damage and the residents should not succumb to the threats of the militants.

His remarks came a day after Army chief General Bipin Rawat warned those attacking security forces during anti- militancy operations in Kashmir of “tough action”.