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Girish Chander Saxena or Gary landed in Srinagar in May 1990 to take up the toughest assignment of his life, Kashmir had rebelled and the entire government machinery had collapsed.
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He was appointed Governor just five days after Kashmir's chief cleric and Awami Action Committee (AAC) chairman Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq was assassinated and security forces had killed around 25 mourners near Hawal.
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Born in Agra in 1928, IPS officer of the 1950-batch of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, Saxena had the most successful tenure as Governor of J&K and was credited with the revival of state polices' intelligence mechanism.
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He used his experience of heading the Research & Analysis. served in Research and Analysis Wing for 16 years, and headed it from 1983 to 1986. He was chief of the agency during the Kanishka Bombing and Operation Blue Star.
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Former governor of J & K Jagmohan had left a legacy of alienation and disillusionment among the people which was the biggest challenge for the newcomer. True to his craft, Gary, a former RAW chief, started working & the war against terror was given a new direction.
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He introduced the system of CAT (Criminal Apprehension Technique) which proved a watershed movement in the fight against militancy. Under the CAT, security forces were using the apprehended militants as informers who would not only provide information
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about their colleagues but even accompany the forces to identify them. Once security forces were arresting militants they were put through sustained questioning. During interrogation, they were compelled to become CAT and identify their colleagues.
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They were masked and put in Gypsies to identify the people during cordon and search operation known as crackdown in local parlance. In lieu, the security forces were treating them well if they cooperate.
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The CAT became the touchstone for the security forces to bring any situation under control. Several top militants were either apprehended or killed. The backbone of the militant groups was broken and situation.
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Gary was the governor of J&K twice from 1990 to 1993 and from, 1998 to 2003. He was trying to be close to Kashmir and that is why his trademark karkul (Kashmiri cap) and chaste Urdu during speeches became indelible memories
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