“Further, prohibitory restrictions have been imposed within the radius of three kilometres from the site of any counter-insurgency operation in the districts,” an official spokesman said. He added that the restrictions though would not apply to the movement of ambulances, medical, paramedical staff and Government employees.
Sources in the Army say the situation is all the more tense, as videos have sprung up on social media over the last few days showing civilians attacking Army officers while they were carrying out various operations in the state. These sources added that these videos were fake and cautioned people not to believe them.
So far, 18 people including seven soldiers and eight militants have been killed in three different anti militancy operations in Frisal, Hajan and Kralgund villages in the south and North Kashmir Valley. Fourteen people including commandant of 45th battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Chetan Cheetah and Major BS Thapa were injured in the operations.
