Rajouri: In Jammu and Kashmir, the big emphasis in the fight against insurgency is to avoid collateral damage as far as possible. And now there's a special course on tackling militancy and human rights in the main battle school.
At the core battle school in Rajouri, jawans are undergoing special counter-insurgency drills, like alignment fire, fire and move, quick reflex shooting and jungle lane shooting. The orders are clear - fight militancy and avoid collateral damage.
In last three months, 22 militants have been killed in Jammu region without any civilian casualty in the cross firing.
The school lays special emphasis on human rights while fighting militancy.
All efforts are being made to avoid human rights violation and while army is strict with militants, they, at the same time ensure a good rapport with the locals.
"We stay with the local population. We share their grievances over a period of time, we have developed a good rapport and relation with them and we don't find a situation for them to turn hostile," said Lt Colonel Anil Rana.
Tackling militancy and ensuring that there is no human right violation remains the biggest challenge for the army at the battle course school Rajouri.