In J&K, cops are unsafe and separatists safest

While the police struggles to equip its men with bulletproof vehicles, the Jammu and Kashmir government is still sparing hundreds of security personnel and spending crores of rupees to guard the separatists in Jammu and Kashmir.

From Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to little-known separatist leader Syed Salim Geelani, around eight secessionists are being provided Z and Y Category security cover by the government in the Valley.

Mirwaiz, whose father Molvi Mohammad Farooq was assassinated by the militants in 1990, has the highest security cover among all the separatists.

The 29-member security detail of Mirwaiz includes 15 Constables, two Head Constables, one Assistant Sub-Inspector, five Personal Security Officers (PSOs), one Sub-Inspector, and one Deputy Superintendent of Police.

Besides, four people including one Head Constable and three Constables are part of his escort team. In addition, the Jammu and Kashmir government has put up four access controls at Mirwaiz’s residence and other places.

A bulletproof car has also been allotted to Mirwaiz. Mirwaiz’s media secretary Shahid-ul-Islam has also been provided category Y security cover.

His security cover includes five guards from district police lines Srinagar, and four PSOs from the security wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police.

Chairman of his faction of People Conference and Hurriyat Conference …read more