But India says the forces are needed to protect civilians. In August, militants killed more than 100 people in a wave of attacks. Since 1990, almost 1,000 people here have vanished after being picked up for questioning by security forces, international human rights groups have alleged. These human rights groups said many of the missing are ordinary citizens with no connection to the armed struggle. Now the families of the missing are calling on the government to investigate the disappearances.
Police say they're fighting a vicious insurgency backed by India's nuclear neighbor, Pakistan.
We try very hard to avoid civilian loss of life. Sometimes there can be collateral damage. This is unintentional. A solution must be found. Mir said he doesn't want to profit from death anymore.