▁w ors ening ▁with ▁every ▁passing ▁day . ▁It ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁the ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁was ▁being ▁ins ens itive ▁and ▁r uth less . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁September , ▁Raj n ath ▁Singh ▁directed ▁the ▁security ▁forces ▁crack ▁down ▁on ▁all ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁inst ig ating ▁the ▁youth ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁restore ▁normal cy . ▁ ▁Re ports ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁India ▁Today , ▁after ▁conduct ing ▁an ▁investig ative ▁operation ▁in ▁the ▁Valley , ▁has ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁stone - pel ters ▁stated ▁they ▁are ▁paid ▁for ▁protest ing ▁though ▁couldn ' t ▁disc lose ▁their ▁identity . ▁India ▁Today ▁interview ed ▁five ▁protest ers ▁from ▁Bar am ulla ▁district ▁who ▁conf essed ▁on ▁camera ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁paid ▁an ▁amount ▁of ▁R s ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 - R s ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁month ▁and ▁are ▁also ▁provided ▁with ▁clothes ▁and ▁sho es . ▁One ▁of ▁them ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁separate ▁funds ▁are ▁given ▁for ▁making ▁pet rol ▁bomb s . ▁They ▁refused ▁to ▁disc lose ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁the ▁financi ers . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁report ▁by ▁Indian ▁Int elligence ▁Bureau ▁( IB ) ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁an ▁u pr ising ▁was ▁planned ▁in ▁the ▁Valley ▁by ▁Pakistan ▁much ▁before ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁that ▁Bur han ▁W ani ' s ▁encounter ▁helped ▁the ▁Pakistan ' s