{"id":210840,"date":"2026-09-16T14:03:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=210840"},"modified":"2026-09-16T14:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:13:46","slug":"massive-military-deployment-belies-indias-normalcy-claims-iiojk-civil-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/09\/16\/massive-military-deployment-belies-indias-normalcy-claims-iiojk-civil-society.html","title":{"rendered":"Massive military deployment belies India\u2019s normalcy claims: IIOJK civil society"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-203011\" src=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/06\/army2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/06\/army2.jpg 428w, https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/06\/army2-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Srinagar : Civil society members in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir have said that India\u2019s claims of normalcy in the occupied territory have completely collapsed in the face of its own massive military deployment and relentless operations since 5 August 2019.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kashmir Media Service, the civil society, citing latest figures, said India\u2019s militarized grip on IIOJK since 5 August 2019 has been a relentless campaign of occupation, not security. They said India\u2019s occupation of IIOJK since 5 August 2019 stands exposed by its own scale of force and operations.<\/p>\n<p>After abrogating Article 370, New Delhi massively expanded its military footprint.<\/p>\n<p>Giving details, the civil society members said the current estimated strength includes 360,000 Indian Army troops including multiple corps and independent brigades, 65,000 Rashtriya Rifles, 100,000 CRPF, 105,000 Police, 76,000 BSF, 45,000 IAF and 64,000 others \u2014 a combined force exceeding 815,000 personnel blanketing the region.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/09\/14\/indian-paramilitary-head-constable-commits-suicide-in-chhattisgarh.html\">Three Indian paramilitary personnel die by suicide in separate incidents<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They pointed out that the operational toll is stark. Since that date, 5,071 CASOs have swept through civilian areas, 400 encounters have taken place, including 40 staged as fake, 27 enticements at the Line of Control have been used to lure and eliminate targets, 1,371 properties have been attacked, and 197 houses fully destroyed with another 76 partially wrecked.<\/p>\n<p>These figures, they said, reveal a systematic campaign of intimidation, extrajudicial killings and collective punishment under the cover of counter-insurgency. The overwhelming troop numbers and relentless operations demonstrate not security, but sustained military domination designed to crush resistance and erase political aspirations, the civil society members said.<\/p>\n<p>They maintained that India\u2019s claim of \u201cnormalcy\u201d collapses under the weight of its own deployment and the trail of ruined homes and staged encounters.\u201cThis is not governance. It is brute force occupation sustained by overwhelming military numbers and zero accountability,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar : Civil society members in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir have said that India\u2019s claims of normalcy in the occupied territory have completely collapsed in the face of its own massive military deployment and relentless operations since 5 August 2019. 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