Click to play videoJammu: The death of 102 civilians in a span of one year in Kashmir was a black mark for the armed forces. But they have learnt a lesson from the 2010 incidents.
Almost one year since unrest broke out, a high-level committee, formed by the Home Ministry, has evolved new Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the forces. It is the first major attempt by the government to reduce casualties.
"Like dealing with crowds in narrow by-lanes, we require different set of response dealing with crowds with children, with women," said DGP Kuldeep Khuda.
The guidelines spread across 18 chapters include graded use of forces, observing requirements of the Criminal Penal Code, the mandatory presence of a magistrate at the place of unrest, installing cameras at known sites of agitations and the use of non-lethal weapons like water canons, laser and anti-riot guns.
"The basic crux is of the SOP is to maintain law and order and at the same time minimise civilian casualties," said Kuldeep Khuda.
In order to ensure a peaceful summer, the Jammu and Kashmir police have already trained its first anti riot force to deal with unrest and CRPF has announced rewards for its personnel showing restraint.
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