The J&K Police on December 8 directed personnel to strictly follow Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) during duty hours and when on leave to fend off targeted attacks by militants. Meanwhile, the J&K Police is assessing the security situation ahead of the Supreme Court’s (SC) likely ruling on Monday over the dilution of Article 370 by the Centre in 2019.
The fresh directions came a day after a police officer who was shot by militants while he was playing cricket in Srinagar on October 29, succumbed to his injuries on Thursday. Two policemen were killed in two separate targeted attacks by militants in Kashmir in October this year.
“Fresh directions have been issued to one and all to follow SoPs while on leave or duty to avoid becoming soft targets,” Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order, Vijay Kumar said.
