Senior police officers in Jammu and Kashmir described the deployment of the extra forces as 'routine' and intended to relieve their stretched colleagues in the state.

The YouTube video published by Kashmir Age news channel and Deccan Chronicle news report validates the statement.

The YouTube video published by Kashmir Age news channel and Deccan Chronicle news report validates the statement.Inspector General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Srinagar Sector, Ravideep Singh Sahi while speaking to the media said that the arrival of additional personnel of security forces to Jammu and Kashmir is a normal routine. This is after the centre decided to dispatch troops to strengthen the counter-insurgency (CI) for maintaining law and order in the valley. The statement on 'intended to relieve their stretched colleagues in the state' cannot be verified because there are no official statements publicly available.

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