HEADLINES OF THE DAY | ‘Crackdown is back, like the 90s’: Mass frisking in Lal Chowk, Srinagar

#pnews#jkpanorama ‘Crackdown is back, like the 90s’: Mass frisking of civilians in Lal Chowk, Srinagar In a reminiscence of the 90s era, the Special Operations Group (SOG) of police and CRPF on Monday carried out a crackdown in the Lal Chowk area of this capital city and subjected the people to frisking and identification checks. SOG personnel assisted by paramilitary CRPF cordoned off a stretch from court road to Hari Singh High Street here and carried out a surprise crackdown, reports said. The commuters and pedestrians, the report said were made to stay in a queue and subjected to frisking and identification checks. The videos and photographs of HSHS and Amira Kadal frisking went viral on social media. Most of the netizens said that the crackdown was reminiscent of the 1990s when people would be lined up only to be frisked and questioned and paraded before the informers. P NEWS (Panorama News) serves with trusted news, interviews, and programs that inspire, respect, and educate our a