Allegations of torture of four civilians by the Army have surfaced in the Chas area of Kishtwar where a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the special forces of the Indian Army was recently killed and three soldiers injured in a terrorist attack.
The Crime Branch of J&K Police on Thursday filed a charge-sheet against 13 officers in the Rs.19.20 crore food scam wherein rations weighing 4,39,503 quintals meant for BPL and AAY families was allegedly misappropriated.
Reasi’s District Magistrate, Vishesh Mahajan on Thursday conducted a comprehensive security review of critical railway infrastructure in the district, including bridges, tunnels, and labour camps.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday warned that the law enforcing agencies are keeping an eye on those attempting to disrupt peace in Jammu and Kashmir and they will face exemplary punishment.
Commanders of the counter-insurgency force, Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Wednesday deliberated upon the preparedness to pre-empt and respond to dynamic operational contingencies both in sub-conventional and operational domains.
Former Union Minister and AICC J&K in-charge, Bharatsinh Solanki, slammed the BJP on Tuesday for having left the people of Jammu and Kashmir at the mercy of bureaucracy that has no contact with the common public.
Top brass of Army, J&K Police, BSF, CRPF and central and UT intelligence agencies reviewed the security situation in Jammu, Samba and Kathua region which have witnessed terror incidents and infiltration bids in the recent past.
Officials confirmed that a mysterious blast took place at the Sher Colony of the city.
The victims include a man, two women and five children between 6 and 16 years of age, who were coming from Kishtwar, the police said.
A Pakistani intruder was killed during the gunfight and another soldier seriously injured. The injured soldier was evacuated to the military hospital for treatment.
