Govt withdraws security of 18 Hurriyat leaders

In a major step, the government of Jammu & Kashmir today downgraded and withdrew the security of 18 Hurriyat leaders in the state. It was felt that providing security to these separatist leaders is a wastage of scarce state resources which could be better utilised. Now, over 1,000 police personnel and over 100 vehicles are freed to do regular police work.