Jammu & Kashmir: Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2023

An old mortar shell was found 150 metres away from the railway line at Kali Badi near the Samba railway station in Samba District of J&K, Daily Excelsior reports on January 2. A bomb disposal squad inspected the mortar and found it empty. Read less...

On January 1, a civilian, identified as Sameer Ahmed Malla was injured in a grenade attack near Mirza Kamil Chowk in Hawal area of Srinagar District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior. The grenade was aimed at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) vehicle but missed the intended target resulting in injuries to the civilian. The CRPF and J&K Police launched a search operation in the area. Read less...

On January 1, the Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) arrested an individual, identified as Umar Aziz from Karnah Tehsil (revenue unit) in Kupwara District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior. Five Pistols, 10 Pistol Magazines, 77 Pistol rounds, one pistol cleaning rod, one Pistol User Manual guide, four hand Grenades and 10 packets of Heroin like narcotics substance weighing 9.450 Kgs was recovered from Garangnard Chatkadi in Kupwara District in J&K on disclosure of the arrested accused. The consignment was meant for The Resistance Front (TRF). An FIR under number 01/2023 u/s 7/25 Arms Act (AA), 5 Explosive Substances Act (ESA) 8/21-29 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, Act (NDPS)13,18, 20, 23 & 38 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) stands registered. Read less...

Suspected militants killed four civilians, identified as Deepak Kumar, Satish Kumar, Pritam Lal and Shiv Pal and injured seven others at upper Dhangri village in Rajouri Tehsil (revenue unit) of Rajouri District in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), on January 1, reports Hindustan Times. Read less...

Two civilians, identified as Samiksha Sharma and Vihan Kumar Sharma, died when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off in Dhangri village in Rajauri Tehsil (revenue unit) of Rajouri District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Daily Excelsior reports on January 2. Six other individuals were hurt in the explosion, as per officials. In a statement issued following the blast, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Mukesh Singh stated that IED was concealed in a gunny bag and that they had received information about the presence of two terrorists. He also stated that the area has been cordoned off and that a search is underway. Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh, who reached the site said that the IED blast was intended to target senior officers who were about to reach there and that “it is time to give a boost to Village Defence Committees (VDCs).” Read less...

According to an intelligence report, Pakistan-based terrorists are targeting forward defence locations along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in an attempt to infiltrate into India, India Today reports on January 3. Around 25-30 terrorists are planning to infiltrate India using four launching pads, namely Kotli, Lanjote, Nikail, and Khuiratta located in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), in front of the Rajouri sector. The intelligence report further states that the terrorist groups Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) are planning to target civilians, and that an alert has been issued in the Poonch District of J&K. Read less...

An official review of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) released on January 3 showed that in 2022, there was about 54 per cent reduction in terrorist incidents, 84 per cent in the deaths of Security Forces (SFs) and about 22 per cent in the recruitment of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports The Statesman. It also reveals that J&K security situation received constant attention of the UMHA during 2022 and J&K’s security grid was strengthened to ensure zero-fear of terrorists and separatists. Read less...

Arms and ammunition were recovered during a joint Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) by Police, along with other Security Forces (SFs) in Sadhpora Taad village under Karnah Tehsil (revenue unit) in Kupwara District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on January 4, reports Daily Excelsior. “During the search operation, the joint team recovered arms and ammunition including three pistols, three pistol magazines, 22 pistol rounds, and three Chinese grenades from a house belonging to Shameem Ahmad Shiekh, son of Suderdin Sheikh, resident of Sadhpora Taad,” a Police official said. Read less...

The State Investigation Unit (SIU) of Police, on January 5, conducted raids at multiple locations in Kupwara District in connection with a case regarding militant activities in the area, reports Daily Excelsior. The raids were carried out in an under-investigation case (FIR number 276/2022) of Police Station Kupwara. The searches were conducted at Hyhama, Kralpora, Mirnag, Lolab and Sulkoot localities of the District, in the residential houses of suspected relatives of eight militants who have crossed Line of Control (LoC) and joined militant ranks affiliated with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). As per initial investigations, these militants have been found involved in actively conspiring and facilitating infiltration of militants, supplying of arms and ammunition in addition to using of Cyber space in radicalising Kashmiri youths to join militancy besides raising funds for militant activities. During searches mobile phones and other materials have been seized. Read less...

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on January 5, declared militant outfit The Resistance Front (TRF), as a terrorist organisation, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act- UAPA 1967, reports Daily Excelsior. The ministry made the announcement through a notification, mentioning that “the activities of TRF are detrimental for the national security and sovereignty of India”, reports ABPLive. The UMHA stated that the TRF, is recruiting youth by using online media to further terrorist activities. The notification also states that the TRF has been involved in carrying out propaganda of terror activities, recruitment of terrorists, infiltration of terrorists, and smuggling of weapons and narcotics from Pakistan into Jammu and Kashmir. Through the notification, the UMHA also designated Sheikh Sajjad Gul, a ‘commander’ of TRF, a terrorist under the fourth schedule of UAPA. Through another notification the UMHA also designated Mohammed Amin alias Abu Khubaib, acting as the ‘launching commander’ of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) as a terrorist. Read less...

The Resistance Front (TRF), on January 6, warned of terror attacks on people whose names it has released on the ‘hit list’, reports India Today. According to a Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) notification, TRF is recruiting youth through the online medium for the furtherance of terrorist activities, recruitment of terrorists, infiltration of terrorists and smuggling of weapons and narcotics from Pakistan into Jammu and Kashmir. Read less...

The Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) has detained 18 suspects for interrogation in connection with the Dhangri village attack on January 1, 2023 in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), India, reports Kashmir Reader on January 8. According to the authorities, "several vital leads" have been found that point to the presence of terrorists in various areas near Rajouri town in the Rajouri District of J&K. Read less...

On January 8, one more civilian, identified as Prince Sharma, died as a result of injuries inflicted from the firing attack by terrorists in Dhangri village in Rajouri Tehsil (revenue unit) of Rajouri District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), India on January 1, 2023, bringing the dead toll to five, reports Daily Excelsior. SATP previously reported that four civilians were killed in the Dhangri firing attack on January 1, 2023. Read less...

On January 8, Security Forces (SFs) destroyed an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) that was found from Dandote village in Budhal Block in Rajouri District of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), India, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

On January 8, two infiltrators were killed by Indian Army troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Balakot sector of Poonch District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India, reports Daily Excelsior. Huge quantity of arms and ammunition, including one AK 47 Rifle, one modified AK 56 Rifle, One Chinese Pistol, two Chinese hand grenades and two Improvised Explosive Device (IED), were recovered from the possession of the slain militants whose identity and group affiliation is awaited. A mobile phone, two night-vision goggles, one binocular, a camcorder with images of terrorists and their training, steel core AK ammunition, combat dress and warm clothing were also recovered from the neutralised terrorist. Read less...

The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy for the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), threatened the Sikh community in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in an open letter that any Sikh youth found working as Special Police Officers (SPOs) in the J&K Police Department under civilian cover will be deemed a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) agent, reports Tribune India on January 9. They also threatened members of the Sikh community who use religious places as meeting places for political persons. "You must stop such activities, otherwise you will not have a place in Kashmir, we are actively monitoring the situation," the group warned. Read less...

Following the Dhangri village firing attack in J&K on January 1, 2023, the Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMH) Amit Shah declared on January 9 that all conspiracies to derail peace process in J&K will be thwarted, no one will be allowed to disturb peace in Rajouri and Poonch Districts, Security and Intelligence Grids will be strengthened, and every challenge thrown by hostile forces will be met with very effectively, reports Daily Excelsior. “Those responsible for the lapse will be held accountable,” he said, adding security agencies will also hunt down militants responsible for the terror attacks. The Minister further stated that the Village Defence Groups (VDGs) will get automatic weapons Read less...

On January 9, a Village Defence Guard (VDG) member fired shots from his .303 rifle after a suspected movement of militants was detected in Marad Pur village in Rajauri tehsil (revenue unit) of Rajouri District in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), India. No casualty was reported. Read less...

On January 9, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials have reported that the CRPF will provide weapons training to the Village Defence Guards (VDGs), earlier known as Village Defence Committees (VDCs), in J&K so that they can act as a line of defence in case of a terrorist attack, reports Hindustan Times on January 10. The Jammu and Kashmir administration has recently started reissuing weapons to the VDGs, following the Dhangri incident on January 1, 2023 in Rajouri District in J&K, India. The force may also be required to perform a range of internal security duties in the Jammu District in J&K, with the rising terror threats and the elections in J&K in mind. VDGs have also been activated along the India-Pakistan International Border (IB) in the Districts of Jammu, Samba, and Kathua, according to authorities. Read less...

On January 9, the Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) authorities handed over Self-Loading Rifles (SLRs) along with 100 bullets each, to 40 ex-servicemen acting as Village Defence Guards (VDGs) in Dhangri village in Rajouri Tehsil (revenue unit) of Rajouri District in J&K in India, reports Deccan herald. Earlier, all the VDC members in Rajouri District were equipped with .303 rifles which are single bullet loading weapons and having 10 bullets in magazine. Read less...

On January 9, the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) authorities have attached the property of a militant, identified as Usman Gulzar Wani, who was arrested in 2022 during an encounter in the Shopian village in Shopian District on August 30, 2022 during which three militants were killed, reports Daily Excelsior. He is presently lodged at Kot Bhalwal Jail in Jammu District in J&K on judicial custody. Read less...

On January 10, the Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) arrested a terrorist, identified as Farzan Farooz of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), along with proceeds of terror worth INR 9,95,000; 450 grams of Heroin (narcotics); letter pads of LeT and Matrix sheets; from Srinagar District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

On January 10, the Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) reported that more than 50 suspects have been detained so far for questioning in connection with the Dhangri attack on January 1, 2023, reports Daily Excelsior. A joint Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) by the Indian Army, JKP and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is in progress, adding special operational teams deployed at designated locations. Read less...

On January 11, the Indian Army provided training in handling weapons and their maintenance to Village Defence Guards (VDGs) in Makhidhar and Batsiyala in Reasi District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Tribune India. While Self Loading Rifles (SLRs) are being provided to the trained ex-servicemen, other VDGs are trained in the use of the automatic weapons by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Read less...

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. Read less...

On January 12, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Manoj Chandrashekhar Pande stated following the Dhangri incident on January 1, 2023 that Pakistan has tried to target minorities ‘to cover up their failure in the Kashmir valley’, reports Daily Excelsior. He added that the Army and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have increased their presence in the area. He further stressed the need to ‘remain alert’, saying the ceasefire has held well on the Pakistan border but the neighbour’s support to terror infrastructure and terror groups is still persistent. Read less...

On January 12, the Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) has recovered a live, rusted grenade in a ground near District Police Lines (DPL) in Poonch District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Kashmir images. Read less...

The Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) on January 12 arrested a suspect, identified as Altaf Ahmad Rather, from Palhallan in Pattan tehsil (revenue unit) of Baramulla District in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), India involved in issuing threats to non-locals besides condemning Government’s decision of opening wine shop in Pahalgam in Anantnag District, reports Daily Excelsior. The threats were issued by a terror group called ‘Lone Wolf Warrior’, at Tantray Pora village in Shahoora Tehsil (revenue unit) of Pulwama District in J&K, officials said. The authorities further stated that the accused was in touch with Pakistan-based terrorist handlers on social media and was working with them on their instructions to paste posters in order to create an atmosphere of fear among the public and hatred against India. Read less...

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. Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 12 filed a charge sheet in a NIA Special Court in Jammu, against a top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative identified as Sheikh Sajjad Gul, a resident of Srinagar and five other namely, Faisal Muneer of Jammu and Habib, Mian Sohail, Muni Mohd (deceased) and Rashid, all residents of Kathua District in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. An NIA spokesperson stated that the case pertains to the interception and recovery of a drone along with several rounds of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher and magnetic bombs from Dhalli near the International Border in Rajbagh area of Kathua district in 2022. They were charge sheeted under various Sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), UAPA, Arms Act and the Explosive Substances Act. The NIA spokesperson also asserted “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 Jammu and Kashmir, as part of the conspiracy to wage war against the Government of India.” Read less...

On January 13, Union Home Minister (UHM) Amit Shah stated that all security agencies agreed "to cast a 360-degree net to wipe out militancy from Jammu region and strengthen Security Grid within three months, and that the Dhangri terror strike case has been handed over to National Investigation Agency (NIA) for investigation (along with the J&K Police in Jammu)”, reports Daily Excelsior. The UHM reiterated that the security agencies in Jammu are alert and "committed to wipe-out terror, its ecosystem, Over Ground Workers’ (OGW) network and zero-in on those who are providing logistic support to terrorism”. He added that strengthening Village Defence Guards (VDGs) has “nothing to do with the twin terror attacks in Dhangri on January 1 and 2, 2023 and that the decision to empower those volunteers was taken in August 2022”. The Minister further stated that “following the revocation of Article 370, violence level in the past three years has reduced. While the killing of terrorists has gone up, the deaths of civilians have come down considerably”. Read less...

Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) General Manoj Pande stated on January 15 that “though ceasefire violations saw a dip along the western border, still there is a terror infrastructure on the other side and several proxy outfits have resorted to targeted killings to gain visibility”, reports Hindustan Times. He stressed the people of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) have rejected violence and are welcoming positive changes. CoAs further stated that counter-drone jammers and spoofers are being used to defeat efforts to smuggle in arms and drugs through the International Border (IB) sectors in Jammu and Punjab. On the security situation in north-eastern region, General Pande said Indian Army has played an important role in bringing down level of violence and making insurgents leave the path of violence. Asked on readiness for future warfare, he said, "The utility of disruptive and dual-use technologies, information warfare in the form of cyber and space variants, and grey zone warfare have made wars more complex and lethal. Read less...

On January 15, an encounter broke out between Security Forces (SFs) and terrorists in Redbugh Village, Kupwara Block in Kupwara District of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), India, reports Daily Excelsior. The J&K Police and SFs has launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) and it is believed that the militants fled from the cordon during the initial firing. No casualty was reported. Read less...

On January 15, the SFs and Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) neutralised a terrorist hideout in Surankot Sector near Sindara village in Poonch District of J&K and recovered three AK rifles, three AK rifle magazines, 28 bullets, 10 hand grenades and one Under Barrell Grenade Launcher (UBGL), reports Kashmir Reader. Read less...

On January 15, two armed individuals (names not stated) entered the house of a panch (member of Panchayat, village level local-self Government institution), identified as Abdul Qayoom, in Narla Bambal village, Rajouri District, Jammu and Kashmir, India and demanded food and water from the family, reports Tribune India. Furthermore, they gave the family INR 1,500 and threatened to cause trouble if they told the Security Forces about them. The armed individuals also informed "they were mujahids and would reach far away in sometime". Read less...

On January 16, two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives, identified as Altaf Hussain Shah and his Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK)-based associate Mohd Qasim alias Suleiman were charge sheeted in a case related to grenade attack on a house in Rajouri District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on 2021, reports Daily Excelsior. One of the operative, namely, Mohammad Qasim, is absconding. The accused were charge sheeted under relevant Sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Explosive Substance Act (ESA) and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Read less...

On January 16, two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists, identified as Arbaaz Mir and Shahid Sheikh, were killed in an encounter between Security Forces (SFs) and terrorists near court complex at the Budgam District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior. An AK rifle and a pistol were recovered from the slain terrorists. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said both the terrorists had escaped from a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in nearby Magam area in Budgam District in J&K. Read less...

The Director General of Police (DGP) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Dilbag Singh stated that “action against terror ecosystem must be carried forward meticulously and in a coordinated manner”, reports Greater Kashmir on January 18. Although J&K Police along with other forces have got successes across J&K against the terrorists, stringent actions against the terror support system, narcotics and narco terror modules should be continued with an aim to bring an end to it. He added that the main character behind terrorism in J&K from across the border is being exposed at international level and measures are being taken to tighten up the process against the involved people and notify them as terrorists. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) on January 18 recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), planted in a tiffin box, from Kheora village in Rajouri Tehsil (revenue unit) of Rajouri District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

The Punjab Police has arrested 13 persons, identified as Mahinder Verma alias DK, Ramesh, Sandeep Singh Shelly, Gurjant Singh alias Janti, Sukhvir Singh, Rafi, Waris Ali, Charlas, Parveen Singh, Harsimranjit Singh Simma, Sarabjot Singh, Daljit Kaur alias Mano, Shamsher Singh in separate incidents (locations not stated) and recovered five illegal weapons and 53 live cartridges from them, reports Tribune India on January 19. The arrest occurred after Police neutralised an international extortion and targeted killing module operated by Amrit Bal, a member of the Jagdeep Singh alias Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang, which has ties to the foreign-based terrorist organisation Babbar Khalsa International (BKI). The officials have stated that Bal, Bhagwanpuria and others were engaging young boys through social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and others and were providing weapons and money through their handlers. Read less...

On January 19, the Security Forces (SFs) detected and defused a 120-millimetre mortar shell in in a field in Poonch District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), India, reports Daily Excelsior. Officials said it is a Pakistani shell that was fired during cross-border shelling in 2021. Read less...

On January 20, Security Forces (SFs) fired shots after noticing a suspicious movement during a Cordon And Search Operation (CASO) in Damhal Hanji Pora town in Kulgam District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India, reports Greater Kashmir. Read less...

On January 20, Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Amit Shah states that terror incidents, deaths and terrorist-dominated areas have drastically diminished, and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is slowly heading towards peace and stability, reports Daily Excelsior. He added that Indian security agencies have succeeded in establishing their supremacy and no one can ignore the country any more in any field nor stop any one from moving forward. Referring to the situation after the abrogation of Article 370, he said there was a time when children from J&K used to go to study in other parts of the country due to militancy. “But today 32,000 children from other parts of the country are studying in J&K,” the Minister further said. He also stated that “the amount of investment that has come in the last four years is more than what it had come to Jammu and Kashmir in the last 70 years”. Read less...

On January 21, a land mine was found near Makhi post in the Karmara village in Poonch District of J&K, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

On January 21, an explosion followed by gunshots was reported at the house of former Surankote Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), namely, Choudhary Mohammad Akram, in Lassana village in Surankote tehsil (revenue unit) of Poonch District in J&K, reports New Indian Express. No casualties reported. Read less...

On January 21, nine civilians were injured in twin blasts, suspected to be triggered by timer-fitted Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), at Transport Nagar in Narwal area of Jammu District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India, reports Daily Excelsior. The first blast occurred under a parked Bolero SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle) at a junkyard in which five people standing nearby were injured. Following it, a second blast took place 50 meters away from the first explosion site in which one person suffered a minor injury, officials stated. Later, the Police confirmed injuries to three more persons who reached the hospital for treatment. Read less...

On January 22, a civilian, identified as Ajaz Ahmed Deva, was injured after terrorists hurled a grenade at Security Forces (SFs) in Eidgah area of Srinagar District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), India, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

On January 23, Security Forces (SFs) arrested one of the longest serving militants of Hizb-ul- Mujahideen (HM), who was active since 2017, identified as Nasir Ahmed Sher Gojri alias Qasim Bhai, from Shopian District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

On January 23, the Security Forces (SFs) recovered two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) during an operation in Dassal village in Rajouri Tehsil (revenue unit) of Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), India, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

On January 24, Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) detained four suspects (name withheld) at Sunderbani town of Rajouri District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), India, in connection with the Narwal twin blasts on January 21, 2023, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

On January 24, Security Forces (SFs) rescued five youth, including two juveniles, from joining militancy in Baramulla District in J&K, reports Daily Excelsior. Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) stated that these youths were in touch with militant handlers in Pakistan through social media to get recruited in militant outfits. They have been handed over to parents after their proper counselling. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Baramulla Amod Nagpure has remarked that “while security forces are firm in their resolve to defeat nefarious designs of the enemy, parents should also keep a vigil on the activities of their children and cooperate with Police”. Read less...

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on January 24, busted a terrorist recruitment module in Baramulla District in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Brighter Kashmir. SSP Baramulla, Amod Nagpure stated that five youths including two juveniles were being radicalised by the Pakistani handlers and were being prepared to join militant ranks through social media and act against the Government of India. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) on January 25 neutralised a terror hideout in Poonch District of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition, including two AK rifles, reports India Today. A search operation was launched by Army troops and assisted by Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Kalai Top, Shiendra, Ratta Jabbar and adjoining areas. During the search operation, the SFs recovered two AK rifles, three magazines and 35 rounds of ammunition. Read less...

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on January 25, set up a 20-member Terror Monitoring Group (TMG) in Jammu and Kashmir Police, reports Daily Excelsior. According to an order, the sanction has been made with reference to Administrative Council decision taken on January 22, 2023. As per the order, the sanction has given for creation of one post of Senior Superintendent of Police, six posts each of Deputy Superintendent of Police, Inspector and Head Constable and one Follower post. Read less...

On January 29, National Investigation Agency (NIA) attached the separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference’s (APHC) office in the Rajbagh area in Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), India, on the orders of a court order dated 27th January 2023 by Special NIA Court in New Delhi in a terror funding case, reports Daily Excelsior. The court declared that Hurriyat leader Nayeem Khan, who is facing prosecution, co-owns the property in question and that there is evidence suggesting it was utilized for planning and carrying out terror and secessionist activities, for which the accused has already been charged. The APHC chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq responded to the act saying the attachment of the amalgam’s office will not detach people from their desire for a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue. Read less...

On January 30, Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a militant hideout and arrested four militant associates of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), identified as Manzoor Ahmad Wani, Mohsin Ahmad Lone, Irshad Ahmad Ahanger and Abaid Ahmad Lone, from Awantipora area of Pulwama District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior. Incriminating materials and other items were recovered from their possession. Read less...