Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir): Kashmir's Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar on Tuesday warned militants against incurring the wrath of police by making off-duty cops a soft target. "The cops are locals and they have to live with their families. We cannot keep them in camps like the personnel of other security forces. They become soft targets,” Kumar told reporters at a press conference here.
“If they (terrorists) continue to target them (police personnel), we know how to deal with them. I have 24 years of experience, we know how to counter this," he added. He said militants should not resort to killing innocent people. "I advise them (militants) not to get involved in these acts," Kumar said. Referring to the killing of CID inspector Parvez Ahmad Dar last week, Kumar said the militants were resorting to soft target killings in order to create a fear psychosis.
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"What had the inspector do? After office, he had gone to the mosque to offer prayers. Two terrorists shot him from behind. He was not part of SOG or an anti-terrorism squad. Just to create a fear psychosis, they are targeting innocent people," he said. Briefing the media about the operation that led to the killing of top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Nadeem Abrar and his Pakistani associate at Maloora on the outskirts of the city, the IGP said it was a major success for security forces. Kumar said there was nothing to worry about on account of militants active in Srinagar.