BSF troops deployed in J&K after 12 years
The Border Security Force (BSF), which was taken off counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir in 2004, was today deployed in the summer capital here after a gap of 12 years.
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BSF personnel were deployed in the commercial hub of Lal Chowk in the city and adjoining areas for law and order duties, a police official said.
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Officials from the civil administration, BSF and police top brass refused to comment on the deployment of the force in the city.
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This is for the first time since 2004 that BSF has been called for active duty in the city.
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BSF, which conducted anti-militancy operations in Kashmir for nearly 13 years from 1991, was replaced in the city by CRPF in 2004.
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The BSF troops were then moved to their primary duty of guarding the Line of Control and the international border.