Separatists security cover withdrawn, CRPF crackdown on Fake news
With rhteoric being built on social media , instigating people and povoking angr , The CRPF on Sunday cautioned people against “fake pictures” being circulated online. Pictures with fake narratives and disturbing images of body parts of the 49 soldiers killed in the Pulwama attack, the deadliest terrorist strike on security forces in Kashmir Valley in three decades have been found circulating.”It has been noticed that on social media some miscreants are trying to circulate fake pictures of body parts of our martyrs to invoke hatred while we stand united. Please DO NOT circulate/share/like such photographs or posts,” the force said on its official Twitter handle – @crpfindia.The CRPF has asked people to report any such content by sending an email to webpro@crpf.gov.in.
Officials said a number of such photographs of badly mutilated bodies were being circulated and the development was brought to the notice of force officials after which the advisory was issued.
The paramilitary force, that has deployed about 65,000 personnel as part of 61 battalions in Jammu and Kashmir, issued another advisory on false messages being circulated on social media vis-a-vis Kashmiri students based in various places in the country.
“Fake news about harassment of students from Kashmir is being propagated by various miscreants on social media. CRPF helpline has enquired about complaints about harassment and found them incorrect.
“These are attempts to invoke hatred. Please DO NOT circulate such posts,” it said in its second post on Twitter.
In the interim , the government said it will no longer provide any security to separatists in Jammu and Kashmir. The order from the state administration, issued three days after the deadly terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama that cost over 40 lives, said all security and vehicles provided to the separatists will be withdrawn by this evening.
Yesterday, Union home minister Rajnath Singh said security cover provided to people who get funds from Pakistan and its intelligence agency ISI will be reviewed soon.
The list issued today includes Hurriyat’s Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Fazal Haq Qureshi and Abdul Ghani Bhat, Bilal Lone of People’s Conference, Hashim Qureshi of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front and Shabir Shah of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party.
“No security forces or cover should be provided, under any pretext, to them or any other separatist. If they have any other facilities provided by the government, they are to be withdrawn immediately,” an official said.
The government roughly spends around Rs. 30 lakh on the security of these leaders.
As a Z-category protectee, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq needed around 70 security men around him round-the-clock. The cost came to around Rs. 20 lakh a month. The rest, as Y category protectees, had 5 to 7 security guards. The cost for each came up to around 2 lakh.
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