Police crackdown on terror network in J&K
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Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, including one from Pakistan, were among three ultras killed in two separate encounters with security forces in Kupwara and Shopian districts on Tuesday, police said.
Based on information about the presence of terrorists in the Chaktaras Kandi area of Kupwara, security forces launched a cordon and search operation, a police official said.
The terrorists opened fire on the security personnel who retaliated, he said, adding two ultras were killed in the ensuing encounter.
“Two terrorists of proscribed terror outfit LeT, including one Pakistani terrorist namely Tufail, killed. Search still going on,” Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar tweeted.
Meanwhile, another encounter took place in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, the police official said.
He said the gunfight took place in the orchards of the Badimarg-Aloora area of Shopian.
One terrorist has been killed so far and the operation was going on, the official said.
Four arrested in connection with Shopian IED blast
Srinagar: Four persons have been arrested in connection with an improvised explosive devices (IED) attack that took place in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir last week, in which an army soldier was killed, police said on Tuesday.
ShopianPolice cracked recent #terror attack case in which terrorists used IED in a vehicle at Shedow Shopian, in which one soldier was #martyred and others were injured. All 04 #terrorist/associates have been arrested. #Congratulations to team Shopian, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar wrote on Twitter.
On June 2, a soldier named Naik Praveen was killed while two others were injured when an explosion took place in a civil vehicle hired by the Army for a cordon and search operation in Patitohalan area of Shopian in south Kashmir.
Meanwhile, over a dozen people have been detained by police during raids across Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly being in touch with terrorist commanders in Pakistan, officials said.
The police said many recent target killings and other terror crimes have taken place at the behest of these commanders using local hybrid terrorists.
J-K Police has rounded up a number of individuals and initiated legal action against them as they have been found to be in contact with terrorist commanders based in Pakistan, the officials said.
They said some of the terrorist commanders these individuals were in contact with, and who are based in Pakistan, include Sajad Gul, Ashiq Nengroo, Arjumand Gulzar and others. They all have been notified and designated as terrorists by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
These terrorist handlers who are based in Pakistan are involved in serious terror crimes and as well motivating and inciting the young gullible boys to join terror ranks to commit terror crimes, the officials said.
J-K Police — both in Kashmir and Jammu division — have raided the residences and work places of such people and investigations with regard to the level of their involvement are underway, they said.
Raids have been carried out at several places across the union territory including in Srinagar, Baramulla, Anantnag, Kulgam — in the valley, and in Jammu, Ramban, Udhampur, Kathua – in Jammu region, they added.
Many target killings and other terrorist crimes have been instigated from across using local hybrid terrorists. As on today, dozens of suspected have been picked up across J-K, the officials said.
They said Director General of Police (DGP), J-K, Dilbag Singh has passed unambiguous and very strong directions to all formations that anyone found in touch with any such entity in Pakistan or in any other country should be taken to task.
The policy of zero tolerance of such anti-national activity has to be more strictly imposed, the J-K police chief has directed.
