The brazen militant attack on a CRPF camp in the heart of Srinagar’s Bemina locality on March 13 in which five brave CRPF jawans were killed has reignited the debate over the withdrawal of the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from the Kashmir Valley.
Since it is the first major fidayeen attack by the militants in the past three years it could well be an indication of return of militancy in Jammu & Kashmir - considered to be one of the most volatile areas of the region.
The attack also points to serious loopholes in the country’s security mechanism, especially in militancy-hit states like J&K and failure on part of the intelligence agencies to apprehend the militants before they succeed in executing their nefarious designs.
Had the local police and the armed forces worked seriously on the inputs gathered from the intelligence agencies, the deadly attack by militants in Srinagar could have been easily avoided and the militants disguised as cricket players, concealing arms in their cricket kits would not have been able to carry out the game of death.
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