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Police, BSF search 15 houses near border ahead of I-Day
Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Border Security Force (BSF) conducted a joint cordon-and-search operation along the International Border near Arnia on Sunday evening, a police spokesman said. The two-hour operation, which…
The Story in Brief
Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Border Security Force (BSF) conducted a joint cordon-and-search operation along the International Border near Arnia on Sunday evening, a police spokesman said. The two-hour operation, which began around 6 pm, targeted Aik Nallah, Kool Kalan and adjoining areas under Arnia police station limits. Around 15 houses and shacks were thoroughly searched. The spokesman described it as a routine security and surveillance measure carried out ahead of Independence Day. The area remained calm throughout.
The Indian Opinion
Routine searches along the International Border are often blown into signs of imminent trouble. The opposite risk matters more: that the public becomes so used to such operations that genuine warnings get ignored. With Independence Day approaching, every cordon-and-search will be read as proof of a threat spike. The real test is whether the agencies share specific intelligence that justifies the exercise, or whether this is mere show. A single number, how many such drills were conducted in the same period last year, would settle the question.
Source: greaterkashmir.com
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