Several fragments of this data-gathering exercise can be pieced together based on conversations with Kashmiri civilians and security personnel. The exercise of mapping seems to have included gathering information on different elements like mosques, political workers and leaders, Personal Security Officers, journalists, activists, businessmen and boys involved in protests in the past.
Behind Kashmir Crackdown Lies A Massive Data-Gathering Exercise
The Narendra Modi government’s announcement of the scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status was preceded by a massive exercise of data-gathering in the Valley. Several fragments of this data-gathering exercise can be pieced together based on conversations with Kashmiri civilians and security personnel. The exercise of mapping seems to have included gathering information on different elements like mosques, political workers and leaders, Personal Security Officers, journalists, activists, businessmen and boys involved in protests in the past.
Several fragments of this data-gathering exercise can be pieced together based on conversations with Kashmiri civilians and security personnel. The exercise of mapping seems to have included gathering information on different elements like mosques, political workers and leaders, Personal Security Officers, journalists, activists, businessmen and boys involved in protests in the past.