On questions being raised on the length of the convoy and the absence of bullet-proof vehicles, CRPF DG RR Bhatnagar said that the impact of the attack made both the things irrelevant. (File/PTI)Following the Pulwama attacks in which a suicide bomber rammed his bomb-laden car in a CRPF convoy killing 40 men, the CRPF is holding series of meetings with the Army, the Jammu and Kashmir police and other agencies in the state to find ways to effectively counter the new challenge of vehicle-borne IEDs.
CRPF DG RR Bhatnagar, who has been in Kashmir since the attacks, said, “We have discussed the new challenge with the Jammu and Kashmir police, the Army and other agencies and we are taking all possible measures to ensure our movements remain safe and we effectively counter the new challenge of vehicle-borne IEDs.”
To protect force convoys from Vehicle-borne IED attacks, Home Minister Rajnath Singh had on Friday announced that civilian vehicles would not be allowed on highways when convoys move. It was a practice followed in the peak of militancy in Kashmir but discontinued since 2000s. The announcement has been questioned on whether it can be implemented and how much inconvenience it would cause to ordinary life.
Bhatnagar said a model was being worked out implement it in the best way possible. “We will sit down (with other stake holders) and find solutions so that there is least inconvinience to locals and the convoy security is…
