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Jammu: New Delhi\u2019s Border Security Force has intensified arms and weapons\u2011handling training for Village Defence Guards (VDGs) in the Jammu region, further arming the notorious Indian military\u2011backed militia in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, the latest session was conducted at the BSF Border Outpost in Suchetgarh area of Jammu district, where VDG members from Danger and Charkroi villages were trained in weapons handling, firing positions, field movement and crisis-response drills. The move is widely seen as part of a renewed push to prepare private militia to deal with pro-freedom civilian population, particularly during heightened tension with Pakistan.<\/p>\n
A BSF official said the force has started \u201cstructured arms training\u201d across multiple border outposts to ensure VDGs can act as a first response before regular troops arrive during an emergency.<\/p>\n
VDGs \u2013 formerly known as Village Defence Committees \u2013 had earned notoriety during the 1990s for their involvement in grave human rights violations, including intimidation, harassment and extrajudicial abuses.<\/p>\n
Their aggressive reactivation in recent years has raised serious concern among rights groups and local communities in IIOJK.<\/p>\n
The revived curriculum includes handling of .303 rifles, SLRs and other authorised weapons, along with night-patrolling basics and communication protocols. India\u2019s Home Ministry has already supplied over 200 SLRs to VDG units in Jammu region.<\/p>\n
Political observers maintain that arming civilians under state patronage further militarises the occupied territory and forms part of New Delhi\u2019s broader strategy to tighten control over border populations in IIOJK under the guise of security preparedness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jammu: New Delhi\u2019s Border Security Force has intensified arms and weapons\u2011handling training for Village Defence Guards (VDGs) in the Jammu region, further arming the notorious Indian military\u2011backed militia in occupied Jammu and Kashmir. According to Kashmir Media Service, the latest session was conducted at the BSF Border Outpost in Suchetgarh area of Jammu district, where …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":190040,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t