CRPF helpline flooded with calls from Kashmiris seeking to know wellbeing of family

A Srinagar-based CRPF helpline which was restored on Sunday has been inundated with calls from Kashmiris living across the country and abroad seeking to know the wellbeing of their kin in J-K, officials said on Monday.

The 'madadgaar' helpline number -- 14411 -- has received over 870 calls over two days and over 55 per cent of the callers wanted to know about their families, they said.

The five-digit landline number was only revived late Sunday night after it had gone dead due to the ongoing communication clampdown in the state post the government revoking its special status under Article 370.

As per official data compiled till Monday evening, the helpline had received over 470 calls from Kashmiris based in India and abroad who were anxious to know about the wellbeing of their parents, other family members, relatives and an update on the situation in their respective areas.

Many of them also expressed their desire to talk to their families and asked CRPF personnel manning the helpline