"IBTimes India" said : 300 WhatsApp groups with over 250 members were used to mobilise stone pelters

as declared in Read: 'J&K situation will improve in 2-3 months,' says CM Mehbooba Mufti after meeting PM Modi, Rajnath SinghEach of these 300 WhatsApp groups had around 250 members each. A police officer on Sunday said nearly 300 WhatsApp groups were being used to mobilise stone pelters in Kashmir and disrupt anti-terror operations by security forces, of which 90 per cent have been shut down in the last three weeks. He said a few stone pelters blamed harassment by the security forces for taking to stone-pelting. "With no internet services, the mobilisation of mobs has almost become impossible. According to the official, the suspension of internet services in the valley had started showing positive results in curbing stone-pelting during encounters.


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300 WhatsApp groups were used to mobilise stone-pelters at encounter sites in Kashmir: Official


300 WhatsApp groups were used to mobilise stone-pelters at encounter sites in Kashmir: Official
SRINAGAR: Nearly 300 WhatsApp groups were being used to mobilise stone-pelters in Kashmir to disrupt security forces' operations at encounter sites, of which 90 per cent have been shut down, a police official said on Sunday.Each of these 300 WhatsApp groups had around 250 members, the official said while explaining how determined attempts were being made to disrupt the operations of the security forces by mobilising stone-pelting mobs at the encounter sites. "With no internet services, the mobilisation of mobs has almost become impossible. Earlier, we would see youth from as far as 10 kilometres from the encounter sites joining the protesters to pelt stones at security forces to disrupt the anti-militancy operations. "We identified the groups and the group administrators, who were called in by police for counselling. I hope the government takes steps to ensure that businesses do not suffer because of this internet ban," he added.

Kashmir unrest: 300 WhatsApp groups were used to mobilise stone-pelters, reveals official
According to the reports of PTI, each of these 300 WhatsApp groups had around 250 members. New Delhi: To mobilise stone-pelters at encounter sites in Kashmir nearly 300 WhatsApp groups were being used, out of which 90 per cent have been shutdown a police official said on Sunday. The official also asserted that in the last three weeks, more than 90 per cent of these WhatsApp groups have been shutdown. I am into stock markets and I have had no business since the mobile internet services were withdrawn on Monday."(With inputs from PTI) Stone-pelting on security forces near the encounter sites has been causing major operational problems for the law enforcing agencies over the past one year.


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