JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Police will get bullet-proof vehicles and jackets for most of its jawans serving in insurgency-hit areas, in view of the recent terror attacks in the Valley, a senior official said on Friday.As many as 26 cops have been killed in the terror attacks in Kashmir this year, according to official police data. "Lots of things are being procured to modernise the police force after recent attacks on policemen by terrorists, and the ministry of home affairs was kind enough to take swift action and sanctioned bullet-proof vehicles for almost all the police stations and senior officers," Director General of Police (DGP) J-K, S P Vaid told PTI.He said the bullet-proof jackets and headgears (patkas) are also under procurement and police modernisation is taking place. "Except four to five commanders, most of the commanders have been eliminated," he said.On cops joining militancy, he said that two police personnel joining militancy has come to his notice. "We are looking into the causes, there are various reasons. After all the police is also part of the same society and you can get influenced.

Source: Times of India November 10, 2017 11:37 UTC