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  • Jammu And Kashmir: Police Arrests 3 Terrorist Associates In Sopore |

    The Jammu Kashmir Police in Sopore have, along with other security forces, arrested 3 terrorist associates and recovered a pistol and other incriminating materials from their possession. A Police Spokesman stated, “Police, along with Army (22RR) & CRPF (179BN), at a joint checkpoint established at Fruit Mandi crossing, noticed 3 suspicious persons attempting to flee from the spot. However, the alert joint party tactfully apprehended them.”

    The arrested individuals were identified as Faisal Ahmad Kachroo, son of Farooq Ahmad Kachroo, resident of Baba Yousuf Sopore; Aquib Mehraj Kana, son of Mehraj din Kana, resident of Sangrama Sopore; and Adil Akber Gojree, son of Akbar Gojree, resident of Kushal Matoo Sopore.

    During a search, a pistol, mobile phones, and other incriminating materials were recovered from their possession. It is pertinent to mention here that the trio failed to justify the contents of their phones, which contained incriminating evidence.

    Accordingly, a case under FIR No. 68/2024, under relevant sections of the law, has been registered at Police Station Sopore, and an investigation has been initiated.

  • Manipur: One killed, 2 injured, houses burnt in separate incidents; CM says schools to reopen on July 5

    By Agencies

    IMPHAL: At least one person was killed and two others injured by armed assailants while incidents of firing and arson attacks on houses were reported from different districts of Manipur during the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday.

    Meanwhile, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that schools for classes 1 to 8 will start from July 5, after being shut since ethnic clashes began in the first week of May.

    Officials in Imphal said that intermittent firing between rival armed gangs were reported in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday at Chinglangmei and Langza, Samulamlam block in Churachandpur district and one person was killed and another injured in these.

    Security forces immediately rushed to the areas and launched combing operations but the armed assailants managed to escape into the jungle.

    On Sunday night, armed assailants fired from the abandoned Napat village and Tangjeng Ahallup areas of Bishnupur towards Khoubuk and Tangjeng Khunjao areas of Kakching district.

    Police launched an operation and brought the situation under control.

    Another person was shot at when armed men fired from the adjoining hills towards Phougakchao Awang Leikai and Kwakta villages in Bishnupur district on Sunday night.

    On Monday, armed men fired from the adjoining hill range towards Leikinthabi and Chirik villages in Imphal West district. The armed assailants also burned down some farmhouses in the Chirik village.

    The operation was immediately launched in the area by state police and central forces.

    A Manipur Police control room statement said that the situation is tense in some places with sporadic incidents of firing and congregation of unruly mob during the last 24 hours. However, the situation is normal in most districts.

    A total of 118 Nakas and checkpoints were installed in different districts of Manipur, both in the hill and the valley and police has detained 326 persons in connection with violations of law in different districts.

    Bunkers set up along the hill and valley districts of the ethnic strife-torn state would be removed while additional state forces have been mobilised to provide security to both Meitei and Kuki farmers so that agricultural activities can start, he told a press conference.

    CM N Biren Singh

    “Schools for classes 1 to 8 will start from July 5,” the chief minister said.

    Educational institutes have been closed since ethnic strife began in the northeastern state on May 3.

    The Army and other central forces have been deployed to bring peace in the northeastern state where violence between Meitei and Kuki communities continued for two months leaving over 100 people dead, many injured and a large number of houses and places of worship gutted.

    “We have lived as one and will continue living as one..districts were created just for administrative conveniences,” Singh said.

    Stating that agricultural activists need to start, he said that 2,000 personnel of the state police forces who were attached to government officers, ministers and MLAs have been mobilised.

    “They will now provide security to farmers and deal with disturbances by mobs,” Singh said.

    ALSO READ | Two killed in fresh bout of violence in Manipur 

    The chief minister said a joint security meeting was held earlier in the day.

    “It was decided that bunkers set up along the hill and valley districts would be removed from the day after tomorrow. The Army will lead the combined force of central paramilitary and state forces to remove the private and group bunkers,” he said Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur’s population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley.

    Tribal Nagas and Kukis constitute another 40 per cent of the population and reside in the hill districts.

    The people who have been rendered homeless and living in relief centres would be shifted to pre-fabricated houses within a month as construction of such homes is being carried out on a war footing, the chief minister said.

    Around 50,000 people are living in relief centres at various places in the state.

    Singh appealed to all particularly civil society organisations not to make provocative statements and to work together for peace in the state.

    (ANI & PTI)

    IMPHAL: At least one person was killed and two others injured by armed assailants while incidents of firing and arson attacks on houses were reported from different districts of Manipur during the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday.

    Meanwhile, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that schools for classes 1 to 8 will start from July 5, after being shut since ethnic clashes began in the first week of May.

    Officials in Imphal said that intermittent firing between rival armed gangs were reported in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday at Chinglangmei and Langza, Samulamlam block in Churachandpur district and one person was killed and another injured in these.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Security forces immediately rushed to the areas and launched combing operations but the armed assailants managed to escape into the jungle.

    On Sunday night, armed assailants fired from the abandoned Napat village and Tangjeng Ahallup areas of Bishnupur towards Khoubuk and Tangjeng Khunjao areas of Kakching district.

    Police launched an operation and brought the situation under control.

    Another person was shot at when armed men fired from the adjoining hills towards Phougakchao Awang Leikai and Kwakta villages in Bishnupur district on Sunday night.

    On Monday, armed men fired from the adjoining hill range towards Leikinthabi and Chirik villages in Imphal West district. The armed assailants also burned down some farmhouses in the Chirik village.

    The operation was immediately launched in the area by state police and central forces.

    A Manipur Police control room statement said that the situation is tense in some places with sporadic incidents of firing and congregation of unruly mob during the last 24 hours. However, the situation is normal in most districts.

    A total of 118 Nakas and checkpoints were installed in different districts of Manipur, both in the hill and the valley and police has detained 326 persons in connection with violations of law in different districts.

    Bunkers set up along the hill and valley districts of the ethnic strife-torn state would be removed while additional state forces have been mobilised to provide security to both Meitei and Kuki farmers so that agricultural activities can start, he told a press conference.

    CM N Biren Singh

    “Schools for classes 1 to 8 will start from July 5,” the chief minister said.

    Educational institutes have been closed since ethnic strife began in the northeastern state on May 3.

    The Army and other central forces have been deployed to bring peace in the northeastern state where violence between Meitei and Kuki communities continued for two months leaving over 100 people dead, many injured and a large number of houses and places of worship gutted.

    “We have lived as one and will continue living as one..districts were created just for administrative conveniences,” Singh said.

    Stating that agricultural activists need to start, he said that 2,000 personnel of the state police forces who were attached to government officers, ministers and MLAs have been mobilised.

    “They will now provide security to farmers and deal with disturbances by mobs,” Singh said.

    ALSO READ | Two killed in fresh bout of violence in Manipur 

    The chief minister said a joint security meeting was held earlier in the day.

    “It was decided that bunkers set up along the hill and valley districts would be removed from the day after tomorrow. The Army will lead the combined force of central paramilitary and state forces to remove the private and group bunkers,” he said Meiteis account for about 53 per cent of Manipur’s population and live mostly in the Imphal Valley.

    Tribal Nagas and Kukis constitute another 40 per cent of the population and reside in the hill districts.

    The people who have been rendered homeless and living in relief centres would be shifted to pre-fabricated houses within a month as construction of such homes is being carried out on a war footing, the chief minister said.

    Around 50,000 people are living in relief centres at various places in the state.

    Singh appealed to all particularly civil society organisations not to make provocative statements and to work together for peace in the state.

    (ANI & PTI)

  • Security forces fired at by militants in J&K’s Anantnag; combat underway 

    By PTI

    SRINAGAR: An encounter broke out Sunday between the militants and security forces in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

    The security forces had launched a search and cordon operation in Andan in Sangam area of the district following information about presence of militants there, a police officer said.

    The operation turned into an encounter after militants opened fire at the security forces.

    According to the police, there were no reports of any casualties so far on either side and the combat was still underway.

    SRINAGAR: An encounter broke out Sunday between the militants and security forces in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

    The security forces had launched a search and cordon operation in Andan in Sangam area of the district following information about presence of militants there, a police officer said.

    The operation turned into an encounter after militants opened fire at the security forces.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    According to the police, there were no reports of any casualties so far on either side and the combat was still underway.

  • Foreign JeM terrorist killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian

    By PTI

    SRINAGAR: Security forces on Friday shot dead a foreign terrorist of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in an encounter in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

    A police spokesman said the security forces, acting on specific information generated by police regarding the presence of terrorists in the Kapren area of Shopian, launched a joint cordon and search operation.

    “To avoid any civilian casualty or injury, the joint team of forces evacuated teachers and students from a nearby madrasa to safer places,” he said.

    The spokesman said as the search party approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorist fired indiscriminately which was retaliated effectively leading to an encounter.

    “In the ensuing encounter, one foreign terrorist, identified as Kamran Bhai @Hanees, linked with proscribed terror outfit JeM was killed and his body was retrieved from the site of the encounter,” he said.

    According to police records, the killed terrorist was categorised as ultra and involved in several terror crime cases, including attacks on police and civilians.

    J&K | One member of JeM terror outfit, identified as Kamran Bhai alias Hanees, was killed in an encounter that broke out in Kapren area of Shopian. He was active in the Kulgam-Shopian area. Search is still going on.(Visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/XsFvcK0BfZ
    — ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2022
    “It is pertinent to mention here that the killed terrorist was active in the Kulgam-Shopian area and was trying to revive the terror folds of the JeM terror outfit by recruiting & motivating the gullible youth to join terror folds, besides planning to execute terror attacks,” the spokesman said.

    Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of Kashmir Vijay Kumar congratulated the joint team of police and security forces for conducting the successful operation without any collateral damage.

    He termed the operation a big success as a possible threat of fidayeen and other terrorist attacks were thwarted by his elimination.

    SRINAGAR: Security forces on Friday shot dead a foreign terrorist of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in an encounter in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

    A police spokesman said the security forces, acting on specific information generated by police regarding the presence of terrorists in the Kapren area of Shopian, launched a joint cordon and search operation.

    “To avoid any civilian casualty or injury, the joint team of forces evacuated teachers and students from a nearby madrasa to safer places,” he said.

    The spokesman said as the search party approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding terrorist fired indiscriminately which was retaliated effectively leading to an encounter.

    “In the ensuing encounter, one foreign terrorist, identified as Kamran Bhai @Hanees, linked with proscribed terror outfit JeM was killed and his body was retrieved from the site of the encounter,” he said.

    According to police records, the killed terrorist was categorised as ultra and involved in several terror crime cases, including attacks on police and civilians.

    J&K | One member of JeM terror outfit, identified as Kamran Bhai alias Hanees, was killed in an encounter that broke out in Kapren area of Shopian. He was active in the Kulgam-Shopian area. Search is still going on.
    (Visuals deferred by unspecified time) pic.twitter.com/XsFvcK0BfZ
    — ANI (@ANI) November 11, 2022
    “It is pertinent to mention here that the killed terrorist was active in the Kulgam-Shopian area and was trying to revive the terror folds of the JeM terror outfit by recruiting & motivating the gullible youth to join terror folds, besides planning to execute terror attacks,” the spokesman said.

    Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of Kashmir Vijay Kumar congratulated the joint team of police and security forces for conducting the successful operation without any collateral damage.

    He termed the operation a big success as a possible threat of fidayeen and other terrorist attacks were thwarted by his elimination.

  • Centre claims unprecedented success by security forces in their battle against left-wing extremism

    By Online Desk

    NEW DELHI: In the year 2022, the security forces have achieved unprecedented success in their ongoing battle against left-wing extremism across the country, said the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday.

    A statement issued by the ministry said that seven Maoists were killed while 436 were either arrested or surrendered in Chhattisgarh.

    In Jharkhand,  four Maoists were killed and 120 were arrested. 

    In Bihar, 36 Maoists were either arrested or surrendered. Similarly, in Madhya Pradesh, three Maoists have been killed by security forces.

    The statement claimed that the security forces have achieved success in Operation Octopus, Operation Double Bull and Operation Chakrabandha in the fight against left-wing extremists.

    As a result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Zero Tolerance Policy’ against left-wing extremism, Maoists were ousted, for the first time, from their strongholds in  ‘Budhapahad’ situated at the Chhattisgarh -Jharkhand border and the extremely inaccessible areas of Chakrabandha and Bhimabandh in Bihar. In these places, permanent security forces camps have been set up, said the statement.

    “All these areas were strongholds of top Maoists and a huge quantity of arms, ammunition, foreign grenades, Aero Bombs and IEDs were recovered by the security forces at these places,” said the statement.

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah lauded the CRPF and the State Security Forces for this decisive success and affirmed that the Ministry of Home Affairs will continue the ‘Zero Tolerance Policy’ against left-wing extremism and this fight will be further intensified.

    “This success becomes even more important because many of these Maoists killed had bounties of lakhs and crores on their heads like Mithilesh Mahto, who had a reward of Rs. 1 crore,” said the statement.

    According to the release, this campaign reaching its final stage is proven by the fact that in 2022 in comparison to 2018, there has been a 39 per cent reduction in the incidents of left-wing extremism-related violence, 26 per cent reduction in the number of sacrifices made by the security forces, the civilian casualties have come down by 44 per cent, the number of districts reporting violence has decreased by 24 per cent and the number of these districts has been reduced to just 39 in 2022.

    NEW DELHI: In the year 2022, the security forces have achieved unprecedented success in their ongoing battle against left-wing extremism across the country, said the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday.

    A statement issued by the ministry said that seven Maoists were killed while 436 were either arrested or surrendered in Chhattisgarh.

    In Jharkhand,  four Maoists were killed and 120 were arrested. 

    In Bihar, 36 Maoists were either arrested or surrendered. Similarly, in Madhya Pradesh, three Maoists have been killed by security forces.

    The statement claimed that the security forces have achieved success in Operation Octopus, Operation Double Bull and Operation Chakrabandha in the fight against left-wing extremists.

    As a result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Zero Tolerance Policy’ against left-wing extremism, Maoists were ousted, for the first time, from their strongholds in  ‘Budhapahad’ situated at the Chhattisgarh -Jharkhand border and the extremely inaccessible areas of Chakrabandha and Bhimabandh in Bihar. In these places, permanent security forces camps have been set up, said the statement.

    “All these areas were strongholds of top Maoists and a huge quantity of arms, ammunition, foreign grenades, Aero Bombs and IEDs were recovered by the security forces at these places,” said the statement.

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah lauded the CRPF and the State Security Forces for this decisive success and affirmed that the Ministry of Home Affairs will continue the ‘Zero Tolerance Policy’ against left-wing extremism and this fight will be further intensified.

    “This success becomes even more important because many of these Maoists killed had bounties of lakhs and crores on their heads like Mithilesh Mahto, who had a reward of Rs. 1 crore,” said the statement.

    According to the release, this campaign reaching its final stage is proven by the fact that in 2022 in comparison to 2018, there has been a 39 per cent reduction in the incidents of left-wing extremism-related violence, 26 per cent reduction in the number of sacrifices made by the security forces, the civilian casualties have come down by 44 per cent, the number of districts reporting violence has decreased by 24 per cent and the number of these districts has been reduced to just 39 in 2022.

  • Militants attack security forces in Srinagar; no casualties reported

    By PTI

    SRINAGAR: Militants fired at a security forces’ party in Noorbagh locality here on Saturday but there was no loss of life, police said.

    “A small team of Police while laying cordon came under fire from #terrorists in Noorbagh #Srinagar,” the Kashmir Zone Police said on its official Twitter handle.

    Police said while the militants managed to escape, they left behind some arms.

    “Seems terrorists managed to escape after dropping their #weapons 01 pistol & 01 AK 47,” they said.

  • Schools in Jammu & Kashmir to be renamed after security men killed in militant violence

    By Express News Service

    SRINAGAR: The administration has decided to name schools in Jammu and Kashmir after the police, CRPF and army men killed in militancy-related violence in the Union Territory in the last three decades.

    Divisional Commissioner Jammu Dr Raghav Langer in an order has directed Deputy Commissioners of all 10 districts of Jammu region — Jammu, Kathua, Doda, Poonch, Ramban, Samba, Kishtwar, Rajouri, Udhampur and Reasi  — to identify schools for being named after the security personnel killed in militancy violence in J&K in over three decades of militants.

    The Divisional Commissioner directed all 10 DCs to identify government schools in villages, municipal wards of their districts that can be named after the slain security men.

    “A committee may be constituted at district level to prepare such details after due verification,” reads the circular.

    “SSP/ADC/DPO or AC Panchayat/Representative of the Army/etc can be included in the committee to finalise the list at district level,” further reads the circular.

    The DCs were directed to submit the list of such schools that can be renamed before August 5, 2021 to the Divisional Commissioners’ office for further action in the matter.

    The directions from Divisional Commissioner Jammu has come after J&K government directed that tri-colour be hoisted on all government buildings and offices including schools across the UT on Independence Day.

    Reacting to government order on naming of schools after security men killed in line of duty, PDP leader Mohit Bhan tweeted, “Another government order to divide, politicise armed forces & civilians in the name of nationalism”.

    ”8000 political workers in J&K have given the supreme sacrifice of their lives to keep the democracy alive since 1947 – 2021 where’s their honour ?,” he tweeted.

  • Encounter breaks out between militants, security forces in J-K’s Shopian district

    By PTI
    SRINAGAR: An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday, police said here.

    The security forces had launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Check Sadiq Khan area of the south Kashmir district, following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.

    He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the militants opened fire towards the security forces’ positions.

    The security forces retaliated, triggering a gunbattle that was going on when the last reports came in, the official said.