Cops ‘erred’, skipped SOP ahead of Vance’s India visit
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: J&K Police may have erred by not undertaking vulnerability mapping of terror-prone areas ahead of US Vice-President J D Vance's visit, in line with the standard practice followed since the Chittisinghpora massacre of 2000, in which 35 Sikhs were gunned down by LeT terrorists during then US President Bill Clinton's visit to India.As per the SOP, every time a top foreign dignitary visits, a vulnerability mapping exercise is undertaken in J&K, as part of which areas prone to attacks - including high-footfall tourist spots - are identified and either temporarily restricted to public or given extra security through establishment of police pickets and deployment of additional manpower for security."No such vulnerability mapping was done for Vance's visit. Had it been done, at least a temporary picket would have been set up in tourist spots like Pahalgam, particularly […]