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Indian authorities have further tightened restrictions in Srinagar and other areas of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Indian authorities have further tightened restrictions in Srinagar and other areas of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Indian security forces have increased security measures around the Legislative Assembly and Civil Secretariat in Srinagar, where the seven-day autumn session is beginning today.
According to instructions issued by the General Administration Department, private vehicles belonging to Civil Secretariat and Assembly employees, as well as police personnel deployed for security duties, will not be allowed to enter the Secretariat premises. Vehicles belonging to the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, ministers, the Chief Minister’s advisers, the Speaker, and members of the Legislative Assembly will be parked at designated locations within the Assembly complex. Accredited media representatives will also be required to undergo security checks.
Meanwhile, Inspector General of Police for the Kashmir Zone Sujit Kumar reviewed the current situation, search operations, and security arrangements during visits to Kupwara and Handwara. In Kupwara, Senior Superintendent of Police Tahir Gilani briefed the IGP on the overall situation in the district and operational matters. The IGP also visited a tactical operating base in Dardpora and met personnel of the Special Operations Group.
Indian Army and police forces are also continuing cordon-and-search operations and checking civilians in several parts of the occupied territory. Despite calls from Kashmiris for a resolution to the Kashmir dispute and the restoration of their basic political rights, these measures have further increased security pressure in the region.
