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Baisaran Attack Security Lapses

Baisaran Attack Security Lapses
  1. Premature Opening of Tourist Season:
    • The Baisaran Valley, a remote tourist spot in Jammu and Kashmir, was opened to tourists two months earlier than the usual season without notifying security forces. This administrative oversight left the area unprepared for the influx of visitors and without adequate security arrangements.
    • The decision to open early was likely driven by economic motives to boost tourism but ignored the region’s history of militant attacks, particularly in the context of heightened tensions post-2019 (revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status).
  2. Lack of Permanent Security Deployment:
    • Baisaran Valley, accessible only by foot or horseback, had no permanent security presence or checkpoints at the time of the attack. This was a critical lapse, given the area’s proximity to forested regions often used by militants as hideouts.
    • The absence of security personnel allowed the attackers, believed to be from The Resistance Front (TRF), to move freely, execute the 20-minute massacre, and escape into the surrounding forests.
  3. Delayed Security Response:
    • Security forces arrived over an hour after the attack due to the valley’s remote location and lack of nearby deployments. This delay allowed the attackers to flee, complicating efforts to apprehend them.
    • Even after the attack, the ongoing search operation faced challenges, with forces locating the attackers multiple times but only engaging in one exchange of fire, indicating logistical and tactical difficulties in the rugged terrain.
  4. Intelligence and Coordination Failures:
    • The attack exposed a lack of proactive intelligence about militant movements in the Pahalgam area, despite Jammu and Kashmir’s history of insurgency. The TRF’s ability to target Hindu tourists selectively suggests prior reconnaissance, which went undetected.
    • The failure to coordinate between tourism authorities and security agencies regarding the early opening of Baisaran Valley left a critical gap in preparedness, enabling the attackers to exploit the situation.

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