“I would say locals should not get under pressure from militants. We are exercising a lot of restraint so that there is no casualty on the side of the crowds and that adds to our problem. We are constantly trying to evolve how could we do the operations better so that there is no harm to the people present around,” he said.
Commanding Officer of CRPF’s 45th battalion Chetan Kumar Cheetah was grievously injured in an encounter in Bandipora on Tuesday and he is currently undergoing treatment and surgery at the AIIMS trauma centre in Delhi.