Jammu, March 11 (IANS) A suspect was apprehended on Wednesday evening after a firing incident during a private function attended by National Conference president and former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary in Jammu. The firing occurred when the two leaders were leaving the venue after attending the function. It was not immediately clear whether the suspected firing attempt was aimed at the VVIPs.The accused, identified as Kamal Singh Jamwal, was…
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Srinagar, March 11 (IANS) To enhance specialised combat training for its personnel, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) announced on Wednesday that it has established a ‘Shoot House’ facility in Kashmir. A CRPF statement said, “CRPF has established a ‘Shoot House’ facility in Kashmir to enhance specialised combat training for its personnel. Designed for close-quarter battle and room-entry drills, the facility will help troops sharpen the tactical skills required for high-risk…
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district said on Monday that they have attached a residential property after obtaining court orders as the property was created through the proceeds of the drug trade.A police statement said: “As part of its ongoing drive against narcotics-related activities, Police in Shopian have attached a double-storey residential house valued at Rs 55,21,189 under Khasra No. 243, belonging to Ghulam Mohammad Khanday, a resident of Zrakan Kelle…
Srinagar, March 8 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Crime Branch said on Sunday that it has filed a charge sheet against seven accused in court under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act.A statement by the Crime Branch Kashmir said, “The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed a charge sheet in FIR No. 43/2018 before the Hon’ble Court of Special Anti-Corruption Judge Baramulla against seven accused individuals for offences under Sections 420, 12…
Srinagar, March 5 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said it has arrested an alleged overseas job fraudster from Faridabad in Haryana.In a statement, the Crime Branch Kashmir said a team of the Special Crime Wing (SCW) arrested the accused, who had allegedly been evading law enforcement for months after duping youths from Srinagar with false promises of overseas employment, particularly in Armenia.“A special team of the Special Crime Wing, Crime Branch Kashmir, app…
Srinagar, March 3 (IANS) J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has chaired a high-level security review meeting here to assess the situation in the aftermath of the developments in Iran, officials said on Tuesday.Sinha chaired a high-level security review meeting at Lok Bhavan on Monday evening to assess the prevailing security scenario in the Union Territory.”The meeting was attended by Northern Command chief, Lt. Gen. Pratik Sharma, J&K Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat, Srinagar-headquar…
Srinagar, March 3 (IANS) As authorities decided to continue preventive restrictions across the Kashmir Valley for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, Jammu and Kashmir Police issued a strong appeal to the public to maintain peace, stressing that violence only leads to destruction and hardship. In a series of posts on X, the police stated, “Appeal for Peace and Restraint Amid Current Developments. In view of recent developments in the Middle East, we respect citizens’ right to peacefully…
Srinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday said it has secured non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against the chief of the United Jihad Council (UJC) and three other operatives of the proscribed terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) as part of an intensified crackdown on terrorist operatives.A CIK spokesperson said the warrants were obtained in connection with FIR No. 05/1996 registered at Police Station CIK under Sections 121, 121-A, 1…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency has arrested two more individuals allegedly linked to the conspiracy behind the bomb blast in Delhi’s Red Fort area, pushing the total number of arrests in the case to eleven, the investigation agency said in a statement. The arrested persons have been identified as Zameer Ahmad Ahangar, a resident of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir, and Tufail Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.According to the NIA, both were actively in…
Jammu, Feb 22 (IANS) A top commander of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror outfit was among the two terrorists killed by the joint forces in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Sunday.Nagrota-based Army’s White Knight Corps said on X, “TWO TERRORISTS KILLED | OPERATION TRASHI-1 Pursuant to credible intelligence inputs collated from #JKP, #IB and own intelligence sources, a deliberate joint operation was launched in the Kishtwar region under Operation Trashi-I to track a…