The Centre on Wednesday ordered "immediate" withdrawal of about 10,000 paramilitary personnel from Jammu and Kashmir, a year after the Centre increased the presence of troops in the Union Territory ahead of abrogation of the Article 370. This is the biggest de-induction of forces after additional troops were rushed to the UT last year. Earlier, 10 CAPF companies were withdrawn in May while 72 such units were taken out in December last year. A total of 100 CAPF companies have been ordered to be withdrawn "immediately" on Wednesday and they have been asked to revert to their base locations in the country, PTI reported, quoting a senior official. "The units that are being withdrawn are deployed both in Jammu and Srinagar.

Source: dna August 19, 2020 15:33 UTC