Highlights 1 A company of paramilitary force comprises around 100 personnel2 The move comes even as Kashmir continues to simmer after violent incidents in the recent past. Approximately 20,000 additional Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) will be deployed in Jammu and Kashmir for the upcoming bypolls in the Srinagar and Anantnag Lok Sabha seats. "We are planning to send 200 companies of paramilitary forces to Jammu and Kashmir for election duties. A company of paramilitary force comprises around 100 personnel. But after a meeting, it was decided that 200 companies would be deployed for both parliamentary by polls.

Source: India Today March 27, 2017 21:22 UTC