The official report of the Crime wing of Jammu and Kashmirpolice has revealed that while on one hand the number of active militants havegone down since 2017, the network of over ground workers (OGWs) have shown asteep rise, raising another big concern for the security grid in the State.

 According to theCrime Gazette, the annual report of the Crime department that works under theaegis of J&K police, the number of militants in Srinagar district is 11while as the number of OGWs has reached 112. The report—Crime Gazette wasreleased by the J&K Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh recentlyin Srinagar. As per the report, a copy of which is with the reports, in Kupwaradistrict of north Kashmir there are nine active militants while as there are 32OGWs. “In Handwara area of the district, there are 23 active militants and atthe same time 496 OGWs,” the report reveals.  It states that in Baramullathere are only three active militants but 26 OGWs and in Sopore there are 30active militants and 15 OGWs.

The report, according to the media, states that in Budgamthere are four active militants and 89 OGWs while as Ganderbal there is noactive militant as of now but 38 OGWs.  In South Kashmri districts, thereport discloses that there are 39 active militants in Shopian and 136 OGWswhile as in Anantnag there are 23 active militants and 130 OGWs. “InAwantipore, there are 25 active militants and 71 active OGWs.”“In Kulgam, thenumber of active militants is 29 and active OGWs are 317. Pulwama district ofSouth Kashmir 36 active militants and 92 OGWs,” the report reveals. The reportstates that Leh and Kargil districts of the State are militancy free with noactive militant or any active OGW.

Even though the number of militants active in Jammu regionespecially in Chenab valley is low, the number of OGWs is a big concern for thesecurity forces, as per the report. In Jammu and Samba districts, there is noactive militant or any OGW, but in Doda district, the report says that thereare 122 OGWs but no active militant.The data compiled by the crime wing of theJ&K police states that in Kathua there are two active militants and 39OGWs,  in Reasi there are zero militant and 182 OGWs, five activemilitants in Rajouri and 80 OGWs in Poonch. “There are two militants in Kathuaand 39 OGWs and in Kishtwar there are seven active militants and 135OGWs. 

In Reasi there are zero militants but 182 active OGWs,” thereport reads. “In Ramban there are no militants but 74 OGWs. In Doda there arezero militants, but 122 OGWs,” the report, as per report, reads.