Centre sending 100 paramilitary cos to J&K

Update: 2019-02-23 18:00 GMT

New Delhi: The Centre has decided to deploy additional 100 companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) on an urgent basis in Jammu and Kashmir. A Home Ministry letter asked the CRPF Inspector General (Operations) to ensure immediate movement of the forces in coordination with all other forces. The Ministry said it was "urgently" deploying 45 companies of the CRPF, 35 companies of the Border Security Force (BSF), and 10 companies each of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).

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