Srinagar : CRPF convoys moving to and from the Kashmir will now be commandeered by SP-rank officer and a single motorcade will not have more than 40 vehicles at any point of time.
News agency PTI has accessed a set of new standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the force headquarters in Delhi for vehicle-mounted movement of troops in Jammu and Kashmir, and it has also been ordered that the ‘passenger manifest discipline’ for each vehicle in the convoy be strictly adhered to.
Reports also said that, each vehicle in the convoy will have armed security personnel as usual, but their numbers and position will be changed dynamically and as per operational requirements, they said.