The government orders the withdrawal of 10K security forces from J&K.

The Centre had ordered an immediate withdrawal of around 10,000 paramilitary personnel from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

The Ministry of Home Affairs mentioned that they have decided to withdraw 100 companies' paramilitary forces from the UT with immediate effect and revert back to their respective locations. SOme top official reportedly told that the phased withdrawal of troops from the valley was based on the security implications review which found that risk was considerably low compared to 2019. The troops were deployed on August 5, 2019, during the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A from Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcating the state into two union territories.

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