Indian forces and police conducted a large-scale multi-agency mock drill, widely described by locals as a “war drill”, in Parimpora and Maloora areas of Srinagar on Sunday, as part of intensified military preparations ahead of the annual Hindu Amarnath Yatra in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.According to Kashmir Media Service, the drill involved paramilitary Central Armed Police Forces, Fire and Emergency Services, Health Department, State Disaster Response Force, Traffic Police and civil administration.

It simulated high-risk scenarios including vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attacks, stand-off firing, road traffic accidents and law and order disturbances.Locals told media that such continuous drills across the Kashmir Valley and Jammu region under the garb of Amarnath Yatra security are actually war preparation exercises. They pointed out that Indian army officials have been frequently visiting the Line of Control and other sensitive areas, indicating that the BJP government may be preparing another false flag operation in the name of protecting yatris.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)