A habitual critic of India and a well-known friend of Pakistan, China, in recent times has apparently evoked strong hostility from India, with the latter linking it with ‘terrorism’ and instability in region.
In a very bizarre incident, Indian forces have started arresting locals that were allegedly in possession of ‘dangerous’ Chinese flags that were discovered during raids along with other ‘incriminating material’ at suspected hideouts of militants in Baramulla.
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In a bid to ‘sanitize’ the area and a number of hideouts, Indian forces on Tuesday launched an operation that resulted in 44 people being arrested for their alleged involvement in “terror-related activities”.
“Over 700 houses were searched in a span of 12 hours on October 17 in an extensive search operation in old town in Baramulla, during which 44 persons involved with terror related activities have been apprehended,” an army spokesman said in Srinagar.
“A large quantity of incriminating material such as petrol bombs, Chinese and Pakistani flags, Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) letter head pads, unauthorized mobile phones and seditious anti-national publicity material were seized,” he added.
The spokesman said the operation was jointly carried out by teams of army, police, BSF and CRPF in 10 sensitive localities including Qazi Hamam, Ganai Hamam, Taweed Gunj, Jamia and other mohallas reportedly being used as “safe havens by the terrorists”.
India, in recent times, has seen a drastic rise in Hindu extremism and ultra-nationalism, with some sections of society calling for lethal actions against Pakistan and diplomatic sanctions on China.
