Srinagar, July 11 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Special Investigation Agency (SIA) said on Saturday that it has secured an Interpol Red Corner Notice against a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist involved in the April 2013 terror attack in the Hygam area of Sopore sub-division. In a breakthrough in its sustained counter-terrorism efforts, the SIA Kashmir has secured an Interpol Red Corner Notice (RCN) against designated Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist Imtiyaz Ahmad Kandoo alias Fayaz alias Sajad, markin…
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New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Hizbul Mujahideen, once projected as a home-grown terror outfit in Jammu and Kashmir, has recently begun changing its strategy.The group, which had remained largely inactive after Indian security forces dismantled most of its networks in Jammu and Kashmir, has now launched a fresh recruitment drive.An Intelligence Bureau official said that the recruitment pattern is, however, different and today the Hizbul Mujahideen has more Pakistani fighters as compared to the lo…
Srinagar, July 4 (IANS) Gunshots were heard on Saturday during a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police sources said.Police sources said gunshots were heard during a CASO in the Saidpora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday evening.Joint security forces had launched the operation in the area following intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists there.Sources said that after gunshots were heard in the cordoned-off area, reinforc…
Jammu/Srinagar, June 19 (IANS) Two persons were arrested in J&K’s Kishtwar district on Friday for aiding terrorists, while 3 others were detained in Shopian district after the recovery of arms and ammunition, police said.A Forest Department employee and another person have been arrested in Kishtwar for providing support to terrorists, police said.“The arrests were made during the investigation of a case registered at Police Station Kishtwar under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay…
Srinagar, June 12 (IANS) The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) on Friday executed a proclamation order issued by the court against four top terrorists, including the chief commander of the proscribed terror outfit, Hizbul Mujahideen.A statement by Counter Intelligence Kashmir said that it executed a proclamation order issued by the Additional Sessions Judge TADA/POTA (Special Judge, Designated under the NIA Act), Srinagar, under section 84 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)-2023 against …
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) On June 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who first took oath of office on May 26, 2014, will complete 4,399 consecutive days in office, surpassing India’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru’s record of 4,398 days and becoming the country’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister.Some of the toughest decisions among several changes in terms of policy taken by the Modi government were in the realm of national security. Under its watch, home-grown terror groups such as the Ind…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Both the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad are running active women’s wings in Pakistan. The Jaish-e-Mohammad hastened the formation of this wing after it suffered mighty blows during Operation Sindoor. While the Jaish-e-Mohammad runs its women’s wing under the banner of Jamaat-ul-Muminaat (JuM), the Lashkar-e-Tayiba has two women’s wings meant for different purposes. The Lashkar-e-Tayiba’s Dukhtaran-e-Toiba (DeT) focuses on combat training for women, while the T…
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The pro-Khalistan elements operating in various parts of the world are now deploying the glamour quotient to recruit youth and urge them to commit crimes. A new trend has been noticed on the social media accounts that are run by pro-Khalistan elements. Earlier, there would be messages aimed at radicalising the youth. However, that failed to pick up any traction, and hence they decided to make the movement “glamorous”. Images of people posing with guns and pistols are bei…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The ISI has been using every trick up its sleeve to revive terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. While security forces continue to hunt down terrorists in the Valley, the ISI has been trying to set up local groups.In recent months, the agencies have learnt that there is a lot of emphasis that is being given to the rise of separatism in the Valley, which had died down post the abrogation of Article 370. To push this agenda, the ISI has been utilising the Jamaat-e-Islami in the …
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Al-Badr, which was formed to operate in Jammu and Kashmir, has, over the years, faded away. Its revival plans in recent months, too, hit a roadblock when its top commander in Pakistan, Hamza Burhan, was killed.The Indian agencies, however, warn that it would be wrong to write off the outfit, and recent intercepts suggest that Al-Badr, along with the Hizbul Mujahideen, are planning a joint comeback in Jammu and Kashmir.The coming together of these two outfits suits Pakist…