A Policeman was injured in a terrorist attack on July 3 in the Bijbehara area of Anantnag District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Greater Kashmir. The Policeman, identified as Firdous Ahmad, received a bullet wound in his leg and was subsequently shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment where his condition is stated to be stable.
Separately, Police on July 4 (today) recovered a cache arms and ammunition from a militant hideout in Draj area of Rajouri District at the disclosure of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist Talib Hussain who was arrested along with his associate in Reasi District on July 3, reports Greater Kashmir. A Police spokesman said that six sticky bombs, a pistol, three grenades, two magazines of ‘Glock Pistol, one magazine of ‘30 bore Pistol, one UBGL launcher, 75 rounds of AK rifle, 15 pistol rounds, four rounds of Pistol 30 bore and IED remote with antenna were recovered from the hideout.
Meanwhile, two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) allegedly involved in anti-national activities were booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Doda District on July 3, reports Daily Excelsior. They were identified as Saqib Hussain Mir, son of Mohabatr Hussain, a resident of Banola-Chiralla and Adil Iqbal Batt, son of Mohammad Iqbal Batt, of Sazan-Bhagwah. Doda District Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Abdul Qayoom said the duo were found running terror modules to revive militancy in Doda at the behest of a local militant Mohammad Amin alias Khubaib of Kathwa-Phagsoo (Thathri) who is presently operating from across the border. Khubaib, who joined militancy in early 1990s and crossed the border for arms training in Pakistan, is making desperate attempts from across the border to revive militancy in Doda by instigating the local youth for subversive activities. Mir and Batt are closely linked to Khubaib and are persuading the local youth to join militancy.