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  • Two LeT ultras killed in encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian

    By PTI

    SRINAGAR: Two terrorists of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday, police said.

    The encounter broke out in the early hours of Tuesday after security forces launched an anti-militancy operation following information about the presence of ultras in the district’s Alshipora area, they said.

    “Two terrorists killed. Search going on. Further details shall follow,” the Kashmir Zone Police said in a post on X.

    The police claimed one of the slain Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ultras was involved in the killing of bank guard Sanjay Sharma earlier this year.

    “Killed terrorists have been identified as Morifat Maqbool and Jazim Farooq alias Abrar of terror outfit LeT. Terrorist Abrar was involved in the killing of Kashmiri Pandit late Sanjay Sharma,” Additional Director General of Police (Kashmir Zone) Vijay Kumar said in a post on X.

    SRINAGAR: Two terrorists of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday, police said.

    The encounter broke out in the early hours of Tuesday after security forces launched an anti-militancy operation following information about the presence of ultras in the district’s Alshipora area, they said.

    “Two terrorists killed. Search going on. Further details shall follow,” the Kashmir Zone Police said in a post on X.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    The police claimed one of the slain Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ultras was involved in the killing of bank guard Sanjay Sharma earlier this year.

    “Killed terrorists have been identified as Morifat Maqbool and Jazim Farooq alias Abrar of terror outfit LeT. Terrorist Abrar was involved in the killing of Kashmiri Pandit late Sanjay Sharma,” Additional Director General of Police (Kashmir Zone) Vijay Kumar said in a post on X.

  • Two labourers from UP killed in grenade attack in J-K, LeT ‘hybrid terrorist’ arrested

    By PTI

    SRINAGAR: Two migrant labourers were killed after terrorists hurled a grenade at them in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.

    A local “hybrid terrorist” of the proscribed outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was arrested for the attack during a search and cordon operation, they said.

    “Hybrid terrorists” are unlisted radicalised people who carry out terror strikes and slip back into their routine lives often without leaving any trace.

    2 migrant labourers from UP killed in a grenade attack by militants in Harmen area of Shopian in south Kashmir. The deceased labourers identified as Monish Kumar & Ram Sagar, both residents of Kanooj, UP.@NewIndianXpress @santwana99 @TheMornStandard
    — Fayaz Wani (@iamfayazwani) October 18, 2022
    Below are links to other such attacks in Jammu and Kashmir:

    1. Four militants killed in separate encounters in J-K’s Shopian 

    2. Cop killed, CRPF personnel injured in militant attack in J&K’s Pulwama

    3. Encounter breaks out between militants and security forces in J&K’s Kulgam

    4. Two militants involved in attack on labourer killed

    5. Kashmiri Pandit shot dead, brother injured in militant attack in J&K’s Shopian

    SRINAGAR: Two migrant labourers were killed after terrorists hurled a grenade at them in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.

    A local “hybrid terrorist” of the proscribed outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was arrested for the attack during a search and cordon operation, they said.

    “Hybrid terrorists” are unlisted radicalised people who carry out terror strikes and slip back into their routine lives often without leaving any trace.

    2 migrant labourers from UP killed in a grenade attack by militants in Harmen area of Shopian in south Kashmir. The deceased labourers identified as Monish Kumar & Ram Sagar, both residents of Kanooj, UP.@NewIndianXpress @santwana99 @TheMornStandard
    — Fayaz Wani (@iamfayazwani) October 18, 2022
    Below are links to other such attacks in Jammu and Kashmir:

    1. Four militants killed in separate encounters in J-K’s Shopian 

    2. Cop killed, CRPF personnel injured in militant attack in J&K’s Pulwama

    3. Encounter breaks out between militants and security forces in J&K’s Kulgam

    4. Two militants involved in attack on labourer killed

    5. Kashmiri Pandit shot dead, brother injured in militant attack in J&K’s Shopian

  • Puran Bhat was frequent visitor to Shopian, never faced any problem, say relatives

    By PTI

    JAMMU: Puran Krishan Bhat was a frequent visitor to his home town in Shopian district and never faced any problem, and on Thursday he had gone there to join his brother to attend their apple orchard.

    He had shifted his wife and two children — a son studying in Class 5 and a daughter who is in Class 7 — to Jammu in the aftermath of the covid-19 outbreak in 2020, otherwise all of them were living in Shopian, said one of Bhat’s relatives waiting for his body here.

    Bhat was shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday, according to police.

    As the news of his killing spread, a pall of gloom descended on Muthi locality here on the outskirts of the city, which also houses a large migrant pandit township.

    Bhat’s wife and the two children were in a state of shock as relatives and neighbours, who rushed there, were seen consoling them.

    “The news of his death came as a shock for us. They are brutes who do not want any Indian nationalist in the Valley,” a relative of Bhat said.

    “The government must do something to stop such killings. What wrong did he do to anyone?” a neighbour said.

    The mortal remains of Bhat will reach here late Saturday night and the cremation will take place on Sunday, officials said.

    Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, Additional Director General of Police, Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh, Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Avny Lavasa and other senior officers rushed to the residence of Bhat to express their condolences with the family.

    “All possible assistance will be provided to the family,” Kumar told reporters.

    Reacting to the killing of Bhat, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) working president Ramban Bhalla said it as a ‘grave failure’ of the Union Home Ministry which directly deals with the law and order situation in the Union Territory.

    Bhalla, who chaired a meeting of senior leaders here, called for urgent and effective measures to save innocent lives in Kashmir.

    “The party condemns the killing, which is in line with a series of such shocking incidents. It reflects that the situation in Kashmir is very grim, contrary to the claims of normalcy by the central and J-K administration,” the party said in a statement.

    It said the BJP-led central government has utterly failed to ensure the safety and security of common people in Kashmir, which is very unfortunate.

    ALSO READ: Angry Kashmiri Pandits block Jammu road to protest latest target killing by terrorists

    Bhalla and other party leaders demanded that the culprits should be identified and dealt with sternly “Home Minister Amit Shah should speak about the series of incidents of selective and targeted killings, especially of the minority community in the recent past,” Bhalla said.

    The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also condemned the incident and said the “bloodbath” is going on unabated in Kashmir and the BJP government as well as the LG administration are busy in spreading claims of normalcy through numerical figures and is treating loss of precious human lives as a number game.

    “Things are not well in any context as people are not even safe in their lawns and orchards where gunmen appear from nowhere, fire volley of bullets, take innocent human lives and then escape from the scene,” AAP state spokesperson Nawab Nasir said in a statement.

    He said the loss of every single human life irrespective of caste, color, creed and religion is painful and the society should stand against it to condemn the inhumane act.

    JAMMU: Puran Krishan Bhat was a frequent visitor to his home town in Shopian district and never faced any problem, and on Thursday he had gone there to join his brother to attend their apple orchard.

    He had shifted his wife and two children — a son studying in Class 5 and a daughter who is in Class 7 — to Jammu in the aftermath of the covid-19 outbreak in 2020, otherwise all of them were living in Shopian, said one of Bhat’s relatives waiting for his body here.

    Bhat was shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday, according to police.

    As the news of his killing spread, a pall of gloom descended on Muthi locality here on the outskirts of the city, which also houses a large migrant pandit township.

    Bhat’s wife and the two children were in a state of shock as relatives and neighbours, who rushed there, were seen consoling them.

    “The news of his death came as a shock for us. They are brutes who do not want any Indian nationalist in the Valley,” a relative of Bhat said.

    “The government must do something to stop such killings. What wrong did he do to anyone?” a neighbour said.

    The mortal remains of Bhat will reach here late Saturday night and the cremation will take place on Sunday, officials said.

    Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, Additional Director General of Police, Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh, Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Avny Lavasa and other senior officers rushed to the residence of Bhat to express their condolences with the family.

    “All possible assistance will be provided to the family,” Kumar told reporters.

    Reacting to the killing of Bhat, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) working president Ramban Bhalla said it as a ‘grave failure’ of the Union Home Ministry which directly deals with the law and order situation in the Union Territory.

    Bhalla, who chaired a meeting of senior leaders here, called for urgent and effective measures to save innocent lives in Kashmir.

    “The party condemns the killing, which is in line with a series of such shocking incidents. It reflects that the situation in Kashmir is very grim, contrary to the claims of normalcy by the central and J-K administration,” the party said in a statement.

    It said the BJP-led central government has utterly failed to ensure the safety and security of common people in Kashmir, which is very unfortunate.

    ALSO READ: Angry Kashmiri Pandits block Jammu road to protest latest target killing by terrorists

    Bhalla and other party leaders demanded that the culprits should be identified and dealt with sternly “Home Minister Amit Shah should speak about the series of incidents of selective and targeted killings, especially of the minority community in the recent past,” Bhalla said.

    The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also condemned the incident and said the “bloodbath” is going on unabated in Kashmir and the BJP government as well as the LG administration are busy in spreading claims of normalcy through numerical figures and is treating loss of precious human lives as a number game.

    “Things are not well in any context as people are not even safe in their lawns and orchards where gunmen appear from nowhere, fire volley of bullets, take innocent human lives and then escape from the scene,” AAP state spokesperson Nawab Nasir said in a statement.

    He said the loss of every single human life irrespective of caste, color, creed and religion is painful and the society should stand against it to condemn the inhumane act.

  • Kashmiri Pandit shot dead by militants in J-K’s Shopian

    By Associated Press

    SRINAGAR: Assailants on Saturday fatally shot a Kashmiri Hindu man in violence police blamed on militants fighting against Indian rule in the disputed region.

    Police said militants fired at Puran Krishan Bhat, who is from the minority community of Kashmiri Hindus, at his home in the southern Shopian district. He was taken to a hospital where he died, police said in a statement.

    Police and soldiers cordoned off the area and launched a search for the attackers. In August, a local Hindu man was killed and his brother was injured in Shopian in a shooting that police also blamed on insurgents. Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan and is claimed by both in their entirety.

    ALSO READ | Angry Kashmiri Pandits block Jammu road to protest latest target killing by terrorists

    Rebels in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir have been fighting New Delhi’s rule since 1989. Most Muslim Kashmiris support the rebel goal of uniting the territory, either under Pakistani rule or as an independent country.

    WATCH:

    India insists the Kashmir militancy is Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. Pakistan denies the charge, and most Kashmiris consider it a legitimate freedom struggle. Tens of thousands of civilians, rebels and government forces have been killed in the conflict.

    Kashmir has witnessed a spate of targeted killings since October last year. Several Hindus, including immigrant workers from Indian states, have been killed. Police say the killings — including that of Muslim village councillors, police officers and civilians — have been carried out by anti-India rebels.

    The spate of killings comes as Indian troops have continued their counterinsurgency operations across the region amid a clampdown on dissent and press freedom, which critics have likened to a militaristic policy. Kashmir’s minority Hindus, who are locally known as Pandits, have long fretted over their place in the region.

    Most of an estimated 200,000 of them fled Kashmir in the 1990s when an armed rebellion against Indian rule began. Some 4,000 returned after 2010 as part of a government resettlement plan that provided them with jobs and housing.

    SRINAGAR: Assailants on Saturday fatally shot a Kashmiri Hindu man in violence police blamed on militants fighting against Indian rule in the disputed region.

    Police said militants fired at Puran Krishan Bhat, who is from the minority community of Kashmiri Hindus, at his home in the southern Shopian district. He was taken to a hospital where he died, police said in a statement.

    Police and soldiers cordoned off the area and launched a search for the attackers. In August, a local Hindu man was killed and his brother was injured in Shopian in a shooting that police also blamed on insurgents. Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan and is claimed by both in their entirety.

    ALSO READ | Angry Kashmiri Pandits block Jammu road to protest latest target killing by terrorists

    Rebels in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir have been fighting New Delhi’s rule since 1989. Most Muslim Kashmiris support the rebel goal of uniting the territory, either under Pakistani rule or as an independent country.

    WATCH:

    India insists the Kashmir militancy is Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. Pakistan denies the charge, and most Kashmiris consider it a legitimate freedom struggle. Tens of thousands of civilians, rebels and government forces have been killed in the conflict.

    Kashmir has witnessed a spate of targeted killings since October last year. Several Hindus, including immigrant workers from Indian states, have been killed. Police say the killings — including that of Muslim village councillors, police officers and civilians — have been carried out by anti-India rebels.

    The spate of killings comes as Indian troops have continued their counterinsurgency operations across the region amid a clampdown on dissent and press freedom, which critics have likened to a militaristic policy. Kashmir’s minority Hindus, who are locally known as Pandits, have long fretted over their place in the region.

    Most of an estimated 200,000 of them fled Kashmir in the 1990s when an armed rebellion against Indian rule began. Some 4,000 returned after 2010 as part of a government resettlement plan that provided them with jobs and housing.

  • Two LeT militants, one involved in bank manager’s murder, killed in Shopian gunfight: Police

    Express News Service

    SRINAGAR: Two local Lashkar-e-Taiba militants including the one involved in the killing of Bank Manager Vijay Kumar from Rajasthan were killed in an overnight gunfight with troops in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said.

    A police official said acting on specific information about militants’ presence, a joint contingent of police, CRPF and army launched a search operation in the Kanjuilar area of Shopian late last night.

    He said during the search operation, militants fired on the troops. The fire was returned by the security men and in the ensuing gunfight, two local Lashkar-e-Taiba militants were killed.

    Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar identified the slain militants as Jan Mohammad Lone and Tufail Ganai, both locals.

    He said Lone was involved in the recent killing of Bank Manager Vijay Kumar of Rajasthan.

    Vijay Kumar, an Ellaqie Dehati Bank manager, was shot dead by militants inside the bank branch in Areh Mohanpora in Kulgam district on June 2.

    Police said an AK 47 rifle and a pistol were recovered from the encounter site.

  • Two civilians injured in encounter in J&K’s Shopian

    By PTI

    SRINAGAR: Two civilians were injured during an encounter between security forces and militants in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said.

    “During initial cordon & search operation, #terrorists fired upon civilians and tried to escape, in which two #civilians got #injured. Both the injured shifted to hospital. One of them is critical. Cordon strengthened, details shall follow,” Kasgmir Zone Police tweeted.

    The security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in Pandoshan area in Shopian following information about the presence of militants there.

    The search operation turned into an encounter after the militants opened firing on the security forces, who retaliated.

  • Encounter breaks out in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian

    By PTI

    SRINAGAR: A gunbattle broke out between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday, police said.

    Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Shopian’s Heripora village following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said.

    The search operation turned into an encounter which was going on till reports last came in, the official added.

    There were no reports of any casualties so far.

  • Terrorists hurl grenades at CRPF camps in Shopian, Pulwama in JK, three personnel injured

    By PTI

    SRINAGAR: Terrorists hurled grenades at two CRPF camps in Shopian and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, injuring three personnel, police said.

    The attacks came on a day the paramilitary force held its 83rd Raising Day parade in Jammu.

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the CRPF Day event, held for the first time outside the national capital. “At about 8:10 pm, terrorists hurled a grenade upon the camp of 178 Battalion of the CRPF at Babapora in Zainapora area of the south Kashmir district of Shopian,” a police official said. He said one personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was injured in the attack.

    In another attack, terrorists threw a grenade at the camp of 180 Battalion of the CRPF at Nowdal in Tral area of Pulwama district in south Kashmir, the official said. He said two CRPF troopers were injured in the explosion.

  • Temple gutted in fire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian

    By PTI

    SRINAGAR: A temple was gutted in a fire incident in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting authorities to order an inquiry, officials said on Thursday.

    Rojana temple in Zainapora area of Shopian in south Kashmir was gutted in a fire mishap last night, they said.

    District Magistrate of Shopian, Sachin Kumar Vaishya along with Senior Superintendent of Police, Shopian, Amrit Paul Singh visited the spot.

    The district magistrate ordered an inquiry into the incident to establish the cause of the fire.

    Vaishya said that those found guilty will not be spared and will be brought to book.

    Forensic team has also collected samples of the temple and police are investigating the cause of fire and lodged an FIR in this regard, they said.

    The DM has also directed the sub-divisional magistrate of Zainapora for immediate restoration of the temple.

  • Encounter in Jammu and Kashmir, terrorist killed

    By PTI

    SRINAGAR: An unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said.

    Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at village Nadigam in Nowpora area of the district, a police spokesman said.

    He said the search operation turned into an encounter in which one terrorist was shot dead by security forces. The spokesman said further details of the incident are awaited.