Kashmir Digits

The J&K administration has taken another strict measure against those whom the authorities consider “anti-nationals’, and stone pelters. They will not be provided passport clearance, won’t be eligible for government jobs and other such restrictions will be imposed.

As per the reports appearing in the media, the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s intelligence wing has directed that people involved in law and order issues, stone pelters and crimes prejudicial to the security of the state should be denied the clearance to acquire a passport.

In an order issued on Saturday, the senior superintendent of police (SSP), CID, Special Branch (SB), Kashmir, has directed all the field units under it to ensure that the person’s involvement in law and order, stone-pelting cases, and other crime prejudicial to the security of the state be specifically looked into during verification related to passport, service and any other verification related to government schemes.

The SSP also said digital evidence like CCTV footage, photographs, videos and audio clips, quadcopter images available in the records of the police, security forces, and security agencies be also referred during the verification. Any subject found involved in any such cases must be denied the security clearance, the SSP, CID-SB, Kashmir said.