NIA raids 6 locations in Kashmir over civilian killings linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted extensive searches at six locations across Srinagar, Badgam, and Sopore in Jammu & Kashmir.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted extensive searches at six locations across Srinagar, Badgam, and Sopore in Jammu & Kashmir.
The decision to declare LeT a terrorist outfit has been taken without any official request from the Government of India.
The Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir police gunned down 5 dreaded Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists along the Line of Control in Kupwara district's Machil sector.
A proxy group of the Jaish-eMohammed claimed responsibility for the attack. On 5 May, terrorists detonated an IED during an encounter in a forested area of Rajouri in which another five soldiers were martyred.
According to the police, incriminating materials, arms & ammunition including 1 pistol, 1 pistol magazine, 4 pistol rounds, 1 silencer, 1 IED, 1 remote control, 2 batteries, and 1 empty magazine of an AK 47 rifle were recovered on their disclosure.
A 14-year-old boy was among three terrorists killed in an encounter with the security forces in Hajin of Bandipura three months ago.
Five heavily armed terrorists were killed on Sunday afternoon in an encounter with the security forces in the Kilam area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
The encounter broke out in the Chakoora village of Pulwama when a joint team of security forces, including Army, CRPF, and police cordoned off the area following inputs about the presence of a terrorist.
This is the first time since past 30 years in terrorism-hit J&K that a district has been declared “terrorist-free”.
The strategy of terrorists operating from hideouts dug in orchards of South Kashmir was exposed during encounters on December 15 and 22 when the security forces shot dead terrorists of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfit.
