On January 12, a Village Defence Guard (VDG), identified as Yashpal, fired a few rounds in the air from his gun after two suspicious persons came to his house in Androla village in Rajauri tehsil (revenue unit) of Rajouri District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), India, reports Daily Excelsior. The suspects escaped taking the advantage of darkness, sources said.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 12 filed a charge sheet against six Lashkar-e- Toiba (LeT) operatives, identified as Sheikh Sajjad Gul, Faisal Muneer, Mian Sohail, Muni Mohd (deceased), Habib, and Rashid in a case of recovery of a drone along with several rounds of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) and magnetic bombs near the International Border (IB) in Rajbagh area of Kathua District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), India in 2022, reports Daily Excelsior. LeT operative Sheikh Sajjad Gul, who has been designated as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), is absconding. “Investigations revealed that on directions of Gul, the Pakistani handler, the accused used to collect, receive and transport the weapons, dropped over drones, to the militants active in the Kashmir Valley for the commission of terror activities in J&K, as part of the conspiracy to wage war against the Government of India (GOI)," NIA spokesperson stated.