Special Frontier Force deployed as part of Amarnath Yatra security grid

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Tenzin Nyidon 

DHARAMSHALA, June 24: The Indian government has reportedly deployed personnel from the elite Special Frontier Force (SFF), often called “Establishment 22”— a covert unit primarily consisting largely of Tibetan refugees, as part of the extensive security apparatus for this year’s Amarnath Yatra in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir beginning July 1. 

According to Indian media reports, SFF personnel have been stationed along strategic high-altitude ridgelines and vulnerable mountain stretches overlooking the pilgrimage routes to strengthen surveillance and counter potential security threats during the annual Hindu pilgrimage.

The decision follows...

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