On-duty J&K cops banned from using phones over gun snatching
The Jammu and Kashmir Police has banned the use of smartphones by on-duty personnel, blaming this for an increase in weapons-snatching. It stated that on-duty personnel must wear bullet-proof gear and chain their weapons with their belts. Notably, 149 guns and 102 tear gas shells and grenades were looted by militants in Jammu and Kashmir in the past three years. 