The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has occupied 737 premises in Jammu Kashmir, News 18 reported.
These 737 premises include the house of Kashmiri Pandits, temples, cinema halls, hospitals, and hotels, the paramilitary force revealed on Thursday. The force said that these places have been provided by the local government and they pay rent for them, reported News18.com.
Director-General of CRPF Kuldeep Singh said that the personnel and jawans will vacate premises owned by Kashmiri Pandits if the families ask them to.
“We will vacate houses of Kashmiri Pandits which are currently occupied by CRPF if any family or families ask us to. The government will definitely provide us some other location for jawans,” Singh was quoted as saying.
Singh added that the CRPF presence also accords protection to the premises.
According to the data, the CRPF has occupied one school, one hospital, two cinema halls, eight orchards, 26 industrial units and factories, 30 hotels, 71 agricultural lands, 265 other private buildings – which includes the homes of Kashmiri Pandits — and 333 other government buildings.