Petrol bombs will soon replace stones in Kashmir, says IB report

Youth are likely to land up at encounter sites and hurl petrol bombs at the security forces, an IB says.

An input picked up by the Intelligence Bureau has suggested that petrol bombs would replace stones in the Kashmir valley. Security forces have been battling stone pelters, and in the days to come, their job is about to get harder. They have already been told by the IB to brace up for such attacks.

"Deal with the situation appropriately and do not give in as the youth are gearing up to replace stones with petrol bombs," the IB directive to security forces in the valley reads.

With security forces upping the ante against the stone pelters who have disrupted not just normalcy by encounters with terrorists, a directive from Pakistan states that petrol bombs must be used. The use of the Molotov cocktail or petrol bomb is likely to replace the stones in the valley very soon, the IB warns.

The operational commanders have been advised to gear up for the situation, as these persons are readying to take violence to the next level. In the wake of this intercept, several steps are being taken. The youth are likely to land up at encounter sites and hurl petrol bombs at the security forces, the IB says.

The government and the police have urged the youth not to land up at encounter sites. Recently, the J&K police chief said that landing up at encounter sites is suicidal and hence the youth must stay away.

The IB says that the stone pelters who are paid anything between Rs 500 and 1,000 a day are likely to get a pay raise if they use petrol bombs. Using a petrol bomb would make the situation grave and the security forces have been told to stay on high alert.

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