Army to deploy 2 mnore battalions in South Kashmir

June 21, 2017 21:17

Two additional battalions -- a total of 2000 men -- of the army will be sent as reinforcement to four troubled districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday.

With the presence of additional forces in Kulgam, Anantnag, Shopian and Pulwama, some army camps in Shopian and Pulwama will be revived again, they said.

The officials said the two additional battalions, which have already started moving to Kashmir, will be posted to some of the more vulnerable areas of the four districts.

Major General B S Raju, General officer Command of the Army's Victor Force, whose area of responsibility is South Kashmir, surveyed the region, which has often been described as "ground zero" because of increased militant activities there.

The officials said the army camps had been set up to help locals who were "possibly intimidated" by the militants.

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