Jammu & Kashmir: Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2021

Four drones were spotted flying over Bari Brahamna, Birpur and Bishnah road, all falling under Bari Brahamna Police Station limits in Samba District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on August 1, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

Jammu and Kashmir Administration has asked the Police to deny security clearance to residents of the Kashmir Valley in J&K in India who are involved in crimes prejudicial to the security of the state, reports Kashmir Times on August 2. The latest order issued by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the J&K Police will also prevent Kashmiris who have been booked under vague criminal charges from leaving the country. In a circular issued on July 31, CID, has ordered the field units of the Special Branch (SB) in Kashmir to specifically look into law & order, stones pelting and other charges before issuing clearance to people who have applied for government employment, a passport, etc. Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted simultaneous raids at 15 locations in Jammu, Ramban Shopian and Anantnag Districts of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on August 1, on the basis of disclosures made by Lashkar-e-Mustafa (LeM) chief Hidayatullah Malik and Lashkar-e- Toiba (LeT) militant Nadeem-ul-Haq of Banihal and recovered large quantity of terror-related material besides arresting a militant identified as Irfan Ahmad Dar, a resident of Batingoo village in Anantnag District, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Government ordered shifting of at least 16 detenues, who were lodged in Central jail Srinagar in Srinagar District of J&K in India under Public Safety Act (PSA), to two different District jails of Haryana, reports Greater Kashmir on August 3. Read less...

A high alert has been sounded near Jammu Railway Station in Jammu District of J&K in India on August 2, after movement of two suspected persons was caught on CCTV camera, reports Daily Excelsior. SFs including Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) and Police has been strengthened in and outside the Railway Station. Read less...

Ayyub Thakur provided significant support to terror activities against India and channelling ISI funds to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India through several of his fronts and affiliates like Mercy Universal, reports Deccan Herald on August 3. The Justice Foundation was set up in 2003 by Ayyub Thakur, but within a year he passed away. Read less...

Police arrested four Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Over Ground Workers (OGWs) involved in developing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to carry out blasts and motivating youth to join the militant ranks by using social media and online platforms from different locations in J&K in India on August 2, reports Daily Excelsior. The four arrested LeT OGW’s are identified as Aamir Reyaz Lone of Baramulla District and incriminating materials including electronic devices were recovered from his possession, Owais Ahmad Shaksaz, resident of Seer Hamdan, Anantnag District is in the process of making an IED with the help of information from the open source internet platforms, Suhaib Muzaffar Qazi alias Tamil of Rajpora in Pulwama District and Tariq Dar. All the four arrested were in contact with active militants and incriminating materials including hand grenades and electronic devices have also been recovered from their possession. Read less...

Police issued a list of ten most wanted militants in J&K in India on August 2, reports Daily Excelsior. The most wanted militants are identified as Salim Parray, Yousuf Kantroo, Abbas Sheikh, Reyaz Shetergund, Farooq Nali, Zubair Wani, Ashraf Molvi, Saqib Manzoor, Umer Mustaq Khandey and Wakeel Shah, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar. Read less...

One Policeman identified as Abdul Waheed and one civilian identified as Ishtiyaq Ahmad were injured after militants opened fire on a joint party of Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Shiraz Chowk in Khanyar area of Srinagar city in Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on August 3, reports Greater Kashmir. Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was launched by Security Forces (SFs) to track down the militants, however no was arrested. Read less...

Police have identified the militant killed in an encounter during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) with Security Forces (SFs) at Dard Gund locality of Chandaji in Bandipora District of J&K in India on August 3 as Lashkar-e- Toiba (LeT) militant, Babar Ali, who is a resident of Ugada District in Punjab of Pakistan, reports Daily Excelsior. SFs have recovered incriminating material and arms and ammunition including one AK-rifle, two AK-magazines, 40 AK-rounds, one pouch, one wireless set and one medicine bag from the site of encounter. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) reported this incident on August 3. Read less...

According to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) officials, stone-pelting incidents in J&K in India, saw a steep decline of 88 per cent to 77 in the first seven months of 2021 compared to 620 incidents in the corresponding period of 2019, just before Article 370 was abrogated, reports The Economic Times on August 4. In the year 2020, 222 stone pelting cases were reported between January and July. The UMHA officials attributed the success in curbing stone-pelting to a three-pronged strategy comprising identification of Over Ground Workers (OGWs), ban on Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and a special drive conducted by the J&K Police to identify stone-pelters. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) killed one militant during an encounter in Chandaji area in Bandipora District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on August 3 (today), reports Greater Kashmir. The Police and SFs have cordoned the area to prevent the trapped militants escape. The search operations are going on at the site of the encounter and the identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained, said Police spokesperson. Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet on August 4, against six militants of Lashkar-e-Mustafa (LeM), a frontal organisation of Pakistan based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), who were planning attacks in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and other parts of the country, reports Daily Excelsior. Those chargesheeted include Hidayat Ullah Malik, LeM ‘commander’, Baseerat-ul-Ain, a women and both of them residents of Shopian District in J&K, Mustaq Alam and Jawed Alam, both brothers from Deobahuara-Chhapra District in Bihar and two others are identified as Jan Mohd Teeli of Anantnag District and Mudabir Manzoor of Shopian District. This case was initially registered at Gangyal Police Station in Jammu District relating to conspiracy by the LeM, working at the behest of the JeM, to carry out terrorist activities in J&K with an intention to threaten sovereignty, integrity and security of India. Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) along with Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) carried out raids and arrested a person identified as Muzamil Ahmad Bhat from his residence at Chittibanday in Bandipora District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on August 4, in a case pertaining to terror connection reports Daily Excelsior. Security Forces (SFs) have raided two residences in Chittibanday in Bandipora District. No recovery has been made by NIA so far from these residences. Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested four people identified as Obaid Hamid of Srinagar District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India, Muzammil Hassan Bhat of Bandipora District in J&K, Ammar Abdul Rahman of Mangalore District in Karnataka and Shankar Venkatesh Perumal of Bengaluru in Karanataka during its simultaneous searches in J&K and Karnataka in connection with terror activities of a group propagating the violent ideology of the Islamic State/Islamic State of Iraq and Levant /Islamic State of Iraq and Syria/Daish (ISIS) on August 4, reports Daily Excelsior. During these search operations, several digital devices, including laptops, mobile phones, hard disk drives, pen drives, multiple SIM cards of different service providers and incriminating documents were seized.The four people arrested on August 4, were involved in raising funds, and radicalising and motivating more people to join ISIS, said NIA official. Read less...

Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi said that since the abrogation of Article 370, there had been unprecedented peace and progress in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India during a video conferring on August 5, reports Greater Kashmir. Read less...

Militants opened fire on a Police team in the Sopore area of Baramulla District in J&K in India on August 5, reports India Today. There was no damage in this attack. Read less...

An explosion took place in the Nowhatta area in Srinagar District of J&K in India on August 5, reports India Today. Security Forces (SFs) opened several rounds of fire after the explosion, believed to be of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). There was no loss of any life or injuries were reported. Read less...

Militants lobbed two grenades on Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at Bemina and Mehjoor Nagar in Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on August 5, reports India Today. However, No one was injured in both these attacks. Read less...

Two Lashkar-e- Toiba (LeT) militants from Pakistan were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) and another is trapped in Upper Panghai forests of Thanamandi in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on August 6, when they were on way to Dera Ki Gali (DKG) to reach Mughal Road and cross over to J&K after infiltration from the Line of Control (LoC) along with large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives, reports Daily Excelsior. The search operation was on and cordon has been further tightened amid reports about presence of one more militant in the area and SFs recovered made two AK-47 rifles, seven magazines, four grenades, pouches, medicine packets from the location, said Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Rajouri-Poonch range Vivek Gupta. The identity of slain militants is yet to be ascertained. Read less...

Police identified one of the two slain militants killed in an encounter with SFs at Thannamandi in Rajouri District of J&K in India on August 6 as Rameez Ahmad Tantray, a resident of Jamnagri in Shopian District, reports Daily Excelsior. An exchange of fire between militants and SFs took place in the forested area on August 7. However, no casualties or injuries on either side were reported. Read less...

Police recovered two wireless sets, two adapters, one torch and mobile data cable from near Sheep Farm at Balnoi in Mankote area in Poonch District in J&K in India on August 6, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

SFs recovered two pistols, five magazines and 122 ammunition rounds concealed in a gunny bag during a search operation in Sarthian border hamlet in Samba District of J&K in India on August 6, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

One militant is killed in an encounter with SFs in Mochwa area of Budgam District of J&K in India on August 7 (today), reports Greater Kashmir. SFs have recovered an AK 47 rifle and a pistol from the slain militant's possession while further search is going on at the encounter site. The identity of slain militant is yet to be ascertained. Read less...

One Policeman, identified as Constable Nisar Ahmed Wagay, a resident of Anantnag District, was killed and two other Police personnel were injured during a militant attack on Police party in Pombay area of Kulgam District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on August 7, reports Daily Excelsior. The injured Policemen were rushed to a nearby hospital where Nisar succumbed to his injuries while the condition of two others injured were reported to be stable. Read less...

Police identified the slain militant killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at Mouchwa area of Chadoora in Budgam District of J&K in India on August 7 as Al-Badr militant, Shakir Bashir Dar, a resident of resident of Goripora, Awantipora in Pulwama District reports Daily Excelsior. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) has reported this incident on August 7. Police also arrested Lashkar-e- Toiba (LeT) militant identified as Shabir Ahmad Najar resident of Wuyan Khrew during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Mantaqi Colony Khrew area in Pulwama District after the encounter along with truck driver identified as Muhammad Shafi Dar of Gratwani Mohalla Khrew and seized the vehicle. Police recovered one AK-rifle with two magazines, 32 rounds, one Chinese pistol with two magazines, 16 rounds, one backpack and one pouch were recovered from the site of encounter and one Chinese Pistol, one Pistol Magazine, seven Pistol rounds, two AK-Magazines, 50 AK-rounds, one Chinese grenade and 5 kilograms of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) were also recovered from the arrested LeT militant. Read less...

SFs recovered a tooth paste like explosive at Ramsoo in Ramban District of J&K in India on August 7, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that there will be no mercy for the militants and their supporters in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India as the Government is committed to ensure peace and development in J&K on August 8, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

SFs carried out search operations in Akhnoor border belt in the outskirts of Jammu in Jammu District of J&K after receiving information about movement of two suspected persons at Kapakala and Chowki Choura, reports Daily Excelsior on August 9. Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids on August 8 at 56 locations across 14 Districts of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on residences, premises and other locations of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders and activists following reports that despite ban imposed on the organization its activists were indulging in collection of donations which were being used for violent and secessionist activities and were motivating youth of Kashmir to indulge in disruptions, reports Daily Excelsior. The NIA arrested District President of Jamaat-e-Islami for Kishtwar District and recovered large quantity of incriminating documents, electronic devices and mobile telephones from other places during these raids. NIA has conducted raids at JeI premises at Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar, Rajouri, Srinagar, Budgam, Ganderbal, Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora, Anantnag, Shopian, Pulwama and Kulgam Districts in J&K in India. The funds raised by the JeI are also being channelized to militant organisations such as Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Lashkar-e- Toiba (LeT) and others through networks of JeI cadres. The JeI has also been motivating youth of Kashmir and recruiting new members (Rukuns) in J&K to participate in disruptive secessionist activities, said NIA spokesperson. Read less...

Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader identified as Ghulam Rasool Dar, who is a Sarpanch and his wife Jawahira, a Panch of Redwani village in Kulgam District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), were killed by two bike born militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) with indiscriminate firing at Lal Chowk in Anantnag town of Anantnag District of J&K on August 9, reports Daily Excelsior. Dar was also provided with one Personal Security Officer (PSO) who, however, was found absent from duty at the time of incident. The PSO has been placed under suspension, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar. Read less...

An Indian Army soldier was injured in a land mine blast at Keran in Kupwara District of J&K on August 9, reports Greater Kashmir. The injured was airlifted to Badmibagh Srinagar for specialized treatment. Read less...

National Investigation Agency (NIA) searched five locations in Bandipora District of J&K on August 9, in connection with Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) militancy funding case and recovered incriminating documents and electronic devices, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants identified as Yasir Hussain and Usman Qadir of Dachhan, during a search operation from Kalaingassu area of Tander in Kishtwar District of J&K on August 9, reports Daily Excelsior. Both of them were missing from their houses on August 5 and two days later it was learnt that they had joined HM. SFs recovered a pistol, two grenades, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) and a wireless set from their possession. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) launched a massive search in the Palli Morh area in Kathua District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 9, after a drone was spotted in the area, reports India Today. However, nothing was found during the search operations. Read less...

The Border Security Force (BSF) with Indian Army’s Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Special Operations Group of J&K Police recovered two AK-47 rifles, a Chinese pistol, four grenades, two mobile phones, four AK-47 magazines with 257 rounds, a pistol magazine with 68 rounds, a radio set, 13 detonators, 15 fuse detonators of Chinese grenades with levers, 12 battery mobile chargers and two nine-volt batteries during a joint search operation in the forest area at Sangad in Mankote Tehsil (revenue unit) of Mendhar sector of Poonch District of J&K on August 9, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

A minor was injured after an old shell exploded while digging at Dewar Lolab in Kupwara District of J&K on August 10, reports Daily Excelsior. The injured has been shifted to hospital and his condition is stable. Read less...

At least ten civilians including two women were injured in a grenade explosion, which was lobbed by militants towards 40 Battalion of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) near Hanuman Mandir at Hari Singh High Street area of Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 10, reports Daily Excelsior. The militants lobbed a grenade towards Bunker of SSB, which however missed the target and instead exploded on road resulting in minor injuries to civilians. They were shifted to Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital for treatment. Following the grenade attack, all the entry and exit points in and around Lal Chowk area in Srinagar were sealed and all the checkpoints across the Srinagar city were activated. During the intensive checking, Police arrested an individual identified as Adil Farooq Bhat, a journalist and recovered two grenades from his bag near Makkah Market Partap Park in Srinagar District on August 10. Earlier Adil Farooq was arrested in February, 2019 for his involvement in providing logistics as well as other support to the active terrorists, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar. Read less...

Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was injured and received a minor bullet injury during a militant attack in Zainapora area of Shopian District of J&K on August 10 (today), reports Greater Kashmir. The whole area has been cordoned off to nab the militants and the condition of injured CRPF trooper is stable. Read less...

Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on August 10, said that 57 local youths of J&K had gone to Pakistan on valid documents for studies or tourist visas but ended up becoming militants and asserted that three to four groups of militants had crossed from Pakistan to Rajouri-Poonch sectors, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

Police have recovered an aircraft-shaped balloon with PIA written on it from the forest area of Sarhoti village falling in Teryath Police post limits in Rajouri District of J&K on August 10, reports Greater Kashmir. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) comprising of Police and Indian Army recovered INR 2.58 million worth hawala money meant for terror funding in J&K and arrested two persons identified as Mohammad Shakeel and Mohammad Alyas, both residents of Kanga Gali village located close to Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar sector of Poonch District in J&K from two different locations at Kanga Gali village in Poonch District and undisclosed location in J&K on August 10, reports Daily Excelsior. The hawala money was to be delivered to the commanders of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and spreading terror activities in the Kashmir Valley as well as Border Districts of Poonch and Rajouri, said official. Read less...

SFs comprising of Police, Indian Army and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) carried out joint search operations at Iqbal market in Sopore of Baramulla District of J&K on August 10, reports Greater Kashmir. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) comprising of Police and Army recovered three AK-47 rifles, 12 AK magazines, two pistols, four pistol magazines, 350 AK rounds, 200 pistol rounds, 18 grenades and other incriminating material during a joint Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Govind Nallah along the Line of Control (LoC) in Tarbal village of Gurez in Bandipora District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 11, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

SFs comprising of Army, Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a joint Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Nandpur in Ramgarh sector covering all the way border area up to Lala Chak, Rajpura in Ghagwal sector of Samba District of J&K on August 11 ahead of Independence Day amid suspected drone activities in the areas close to the International Border (IB), reports Greater Kashmir. Read less...

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on August 11, said that a high-level committee headed by Home Secretary, Shaleen Kabra has been formed to review cases of political persons in J&K but maintained that there is hardly any political prisoner and that those booked under CrPC, IPC for terror funding and militancy can’t be released, reports Daily Excelsior. The committee will look into the matter on a case-by-case basis. Read less...

Police recovered a hand grenade during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) from the forest area in Manyal Gali in area of Thanamandi of Rajouri District of J&K on August 11, reports Greater Kashmir. The search operation was launched by SFs on August 6 in the area. Read less...

There are reports that Pakistani militant outfits like LeT, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM)and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) are looking for an opportunity to carry out major terror attacks in the Jammu region as well as in the Kashmir region of J&K, said Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on August 11, report Thee New Indian Express. Read less...

SFs recovered 15 grenades, 5 pistols, 3 detonators, 150 rounds of pistol, 1 packet of narcotics and a plastic bag were recovered near a school along Line of Control (LoC) in Hajitara Tadd village of Karnah Sub Division in Kupwara District of J&K during a search operation on August 12, reports Greater Kashmir. Read less...

One child, identified as Veer Singh (2), was killed and six civilians were injured, after militants lobbed a grenade at the residence of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Balbir Singh at Khandli bridge Chowk in Rajouri town of Rajouri District of J&K on August 12, reports Daily Excelsior. The injured were rushed to the Government Medical College (GMC) Rajouri where two-year-old Veer Singh succumbed to the injuries. Read less...

One Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in a building in Malpora locality of Mir Bazar of Kulgam District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 13 (today), reports Greater Kashmir. The encounter started on August 12, after two LeT militants fired at a Border Security Force (BSF) convoy on the Srinagar-Jammu highway and were trapped in the building. Two civilians, one Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper and an Army soldier were injured during the encounter, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar. Read less...

SFs launched Cordon and Search Operations (CASO) at Thokar Mohalla Sedow, Gadapora, Ringward Kellar, Deegam, Chek Reshnagri, Wuyan and Gulab Teng villages of Shopian District of J&K on August 12, reports Greater Kashmir. The operations were called off after no militant was found in these villages. Read less...

Police arrested four Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants identified as Muntazir Manzoor alias Saifullah, resident of Prichoo in Pulwama District of J&K, Touseef Ahmed alias Showket alias Adnan, a resident of Jeff in Shopian District of J&K, Jahangir Hussain Bhat, a resident of Bandzoo in Pulwama District of J&K and Intejar Khan, a resident of Mirdan Mohalla in Kandala of Shamli District of Uttar Pradesh from undisclosed location in Jammu District of J&K, reports Daily Excelsior on August 14. Police recovered one pistol, one magazine, eight live rounds and two Chinese hand grenades from them. The arrested JeM militants targets include Ram Janambhoomi at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, Panipat Oil Refinery in Haryana and transporting arms and explosives dropped or yet to be dropped by Pakistan in Amritsar District of Punjab and other places. All four JeM militants were in touch with their Pakistan and J&K based commanders. Read less...

Police arrested Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant identified as Muzammil Hussain, resident of Meerna Patimohalla in Palmar area of Kishtwar District of J&K on August 13, from Meerna village in Palmar, reports Daily Excelsior. SFs recovered one grenade, one AK-47 magazine and 30 AK rounds from his possession. He is a new recruit of HM. Read less...

Police identified the slain Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant commander killed in an encounter with SFs at Malpora locality of Mir Bazar of Kulgam District in J&K on August 13 as Usman Bhai, from Pakistan and active from last 6 months, reports Daily Excelsior. SFs have recovered AK-47 along with three magazines, RPG launcher and two grenades from his possession. Earlier South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) reported about this incident on August 13. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) comprising of Police and Border Security Force (BSF) arrested a militant identified as Mehmood Hussain, a resident of Kasbalari and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) expert, while transporting four sticky bombs for Lashkar-e- Toiba (LeT) militants to target Independence Day (August 15) celebrations from Mendhar town in Poonch District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 13, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

SFs recovered one Chinese pistol, one 12 bore rifle, two country made hand guns, five Chinese grenades and large quantity of ammunition from a natural hideout at Sarola forests in Doda District of J&K on August 13, reports Daily Excelsior Read less...

President Ram Nath Kovind said that a new dawn is rising in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and the Government has initiated the process of consultation with all stakeholders who have faith in democracy and the rule of law, on August 14 while addressing the nation on the eve of 75th Independence Day, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel was injured in a grenade blast, lobbed by militants at Sanat Nagar area of Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 14, reports Greater Kashmir. The injured was shifted to hospital and is stable and joint search operation is launched by Police and CRPF after the explosion, said Abrahim Pankaj, CRPF official. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) have detected and defused safely an explosive device in the Kariya belt of Kishtwar District of J&K on August 14, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that preparations are underway for holding assembly elections in the future in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), where development is now visible on the ground, while addressing the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort in Delhi on the occasion of 75th Independence Day on August 15, reports Greater Kashmir. He also referred to the abrogation of Article 370 and said holding the District Development Council (DDC) polls in J&K reflects the country's determination. Read less...

The grass-roots democracy has been strengthened, fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the common citizens with taking along all religions and creeds on development odyssey and are achieving new milestones in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), said Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on August 15 in his Independence Day speech at Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket stadium in Srinagar District of J&K, reports Greater Kashmir. Read less...

Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was injured when militants lobbed a grenade towards the Security Forces (SFs) in Langate area of Handwara of Kupwara District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 16, reports Greater Kashmir. The area is cordoned off to arrest the attackers. Read less...

Drones were spotted by civilians at Ghagwal, Vijaypur, and Ramgarh areas of Samba District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 16, reports Daily Excelsior. People also claimed to have spotted drone at Kanachak sector of Jammu District of J&K on August 16. Read less...

A Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) worker, identified as Javid Ahmad Dar, was shot dead by militants in Brazloo area in Kulgam District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 17, reports Daily Excelsior. Militants fired upon Javid, BJP In-charge for Homshali Bugh constituency, outside his home from point blank range, resulting in his death. The militants managed to flee from the spot. Read less...

A live shell was also recovered by SFs from a water stream flowing along Corps Battle School (CBS) Sarol in Rajouri District of J&K on August 18, reports Greater Kashmir. Army’s bomb squad destroyed the shell through a controlled explosion. Read less...

Four individuals were arrested by Army while they were sneaking in, from across the Line of Control (LoC) at Chakkan-da-Bagh area in Poonch sector of Poonch District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 18, reports Greater Kashmir. The arrested were handed over to the J&K Police after questioning and are identified as Danyal Malik (17), resident of Lassi Mang, Chattra in Kahuta District of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Arbaz Rahim (13) and his brother, Umair Rahim (9), residents of Troti, Chattra in Kahuta District of PoK, adds Daily Excelsior. The identity of another arrested is yet to be ascertained. Read less...

Police arrested Sarpanch identified as Aqib Shafi Badar, associated with Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) from his residence in Qoimoh area of Kulgam District of J&K with a pistol on August 18, reports Daily Excelsior. The investigations have been initiated in this case after the arrest. Read less...

SFs launched a search operation in Azmatabad and Karyote villages of Thanamandi area of Rajouri District of J&K on August 18, reports Greater Kashmir. Read less...

Militants killed a J&K Apni Party leader, identified as Ghulam Hussain Lone, zonal president of Devsar, outside his residence in Devsar area of Kulgam District of J&K on August 19, reports Daily Excelsior. He was shifted to District hospital in Kulgam for treatment, where he was declared as brought dead. Read less...

SFs killed a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant in an encounter at Kalas Danna at Thanamandi in Rajouri District of J&K on August 19, reports Daily Excelsior. A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) identified as Ram Singh, 46 was also killed in this encounter due to militant firing. SFs recovered one AK rifle, one pistol, magazine and large quantity of ammunition from the location. SFs continued to maintain cordon in entire forest area surrounding Thanamandi to ensure that there is no other militant there. The identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained and he is believed to be a Pakistani, said Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Rajouri-Poonch range Vivek Gupta. Read less...

Two Policemen, identified as Abdul Majeed and Javed Ahmad, and one civilian, identified as Fayaz Ahmad, received minor injuries after militants lobbed a grenade on a joint party of Police and CRPF at a naka in Saraf Kadal area of Srinagar District of J&K on August 19, reports Greater Kashmir. They were shifted to hospital where their condition was said to be stable. A search operation is launched in the area after the grenade attack. Read less...

Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh stressed for intensified Cordon and Search Operations (CASOs) to eliminate remaining terrorists and directed the officers to further strengthen and augment the intelligence as well as security grids in their respective areas for the safety and security of the people on August 20, while chaired a security review meeting with the Army, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and jurisdictional officers at Kulgam District of J&K, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

Police identified two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants killed in an encounter with SFs in Khrew area of Pampore in Pulwama District of J&K on August 20 as Musaib Ahmad Bhat, resident of Khrew of Pampore in Pulwama District and Muzamil Ahmad Rather, resident of Chakoora in Pulwama District, reports Daily Excelsior. Both the slain HM militants were a hit squad and responsible for civilian killings in J&K. SFs recovered one AK-47 rifle, one pistol and ammunition has been recovered from location. Read less...

The Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) launched on August 19 by SFs at the encounter site in Kalas Kalsi mohalla of Thannamandi in Rajouri District of J&K continued for second day on August 20, reports Greater Kashmir. Read less...

Two militants are killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Khrew area of Pampore in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 20, reports Greater Kashmir. Police recovered incriminating materials including arms & ammunition from the location. The identity of the slain militants is yet to be ascertained. Read less...

Army has stepped up patrolling on the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri and Poonch Districts of J&K after intelligence agencies alert issued recently about large scale infiltration attempts by militants in the near future and increase in their movement and presence on launch pads, reports Greater Kashmir on August 22. Read less...

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said that Security Forces (SFs) were alert and would handle all challenges, including that of the Taliban, in the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), while speaking to reporters at the headquarters of the Army’s Victor Force in Awantipora area of Pulwama District of J&K on August 21, reports Kashmir Observer. He urged people to share information about militants, suicide bombers, or someone planning to set up Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). Read less...

Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha said that a fine line has been drawn and none will be permitted to cross this and all those indulging in separatist activities will not be spared, while addressing a gathering after releasing book in New Delhi on August 21, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

Police identified three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the upper reaches of forest area of Nagaberan Dhoka area of Tral in Pulwama District of J&K on August 21 as Wakeel Ahmad Shah, a resident of Bagandar Tral, Abdul Hamid Chopan and Illyas Najar of Khellan in Pulwama District of J&K, reports Daily Excelsior. Wakeel Ahmad Shah was one of the top 10 most wanted militants in Kashmir and the list was recently issued by Police and was involved in the killing of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Rakesh Pandita in 2021 and other civilians. SFs recovered two AK-47 rifles, one Self Loading Rifle (SLR), magazines and a Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) were recovered from the slain militants, said Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar. Read less...

Three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants are killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the upper reaches of Nagbaeran forest area of Tral, Awantipora in Pulwama District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 21 (today), reports Greater Kashmir. The identity of the slain militants is yet to be ascertained. Read less...

Militants lobbed a grenade towards the residence of Sarpanch identified as Narinder Kour at Shakwara in Kreeri area in Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 22, reports Daily Excelsior. There was no casualty or injury in the explosion. Read less...

SFs recovered ten rusted hand grenades during a joint search operation conducted by Police and Army in a residential house of an individual identified as Mohammad Yousaf Mir in Gasla Dardpora Kralpora area of Kupwara District of J&K on August 22, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

CASO was launched by SFs at Peth Seer village area of Sopore in Baramulla District of J&K on on August 23, reports Greater Kashmir. The searches are underway in the area. Read less...

Militants lobbed a grenade on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker at Ali Masjid in Eidgah area of Srinagar District of J&K on August 23, reports Daily Excelsior. One CRPF man identified as Pravin Kumar was injured in the attack and was shifted to hospital for treatment. Read less...

A special Police team comprising of 10 Policemen from the Special Operations Group (SoG) killed two most wanted The Resistance Front (TRF) militants, identified as Abbas Sheikh, the TRF chief for Kashmir and his deputy Saqib Manzoor of Barzulla, Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in an encounter in Aloochi Bagh area of Srinagar District of J&K on August 23, reports Daily Excelsior. Saqib was the man behind recruiting youth into militancy in Srinagar and Abbas Sheikh, a resident of Kulgam District, who joined militancy in 2005. Abbas was arrested twice but he got recycled into militancy and was TRF chief at present. Both the slain militants were involved in recruiting youth, lobbing grenades and killing political workers and policemen in Srinagar city in J&K, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) spotted a drone near the International Border (IB) Arnia sector of Jammu District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 23, reports India Today. Border Security Force (BSF) personnel fired at the drone to neutralize it, at which it flew off towards the Pakistan side of the IB. Read less...

SFs comprising of Police and Army launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Hyderbeigh Pattan area of Baramulla District of J&K on August 23, reports Greater Kashmir. The operation was later called off as the area was found safe. Read less...

SFs recovered and destroyed an old mortar shell from a construction site in Keri village area of Rajouri District of J&K on August 23, reports Greater Kashmir. Read less...

According to people in the Indian security establishment, Sameer Ahmad Dar, who was thought to have been killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) on July 31 along with Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘commander’ Mohammad Ismail Alvi alias Lambu, is alive and involved in militant activities of JeM in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Hindustan Times on August 25. When security agencies later showed his body to the family, it was confirmed the second militant was not Dar. On closer examination, his photos, too, did not match the body. Read less...

Army arrested an individual identified as Khyam Maqsood (16), who crossed over Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch District of J&K on August 24, reports Greater Kashmir. He was a resident of Harkadiya Bala village, Abbaspur in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and was caught after crossing LoC in Khari area of Gulpur sector in Poonch District in J&K. Read less...

Militants lobbed a grenade at a a picket of CRPF in Zaina Kadal area of Srinagar city in Srinagar District of J&K on August 24, reports Greater Kashmir. SFs have launched a CASO after the incident and there was no any loss of life or property. Read less...

Police arrested six Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant associates identified as Muzaffar Mohiuddin Lone, Mohammad Amin Lone, Rizwan Qadir Lone, Imtiyaz Ahmad Lone, Javaid Ahmed Lone and Mohammad Saleem Khan from Pathkoot area of Bandipora District in J&K on August 24, reports Daily Excelsior. Police recovered two live hand grenades, two detonators, 15 AK series rounds, two matrix sheets and other incriminating materials from them. All the arrested were providing shelter, logistics and other material support to active militants of LeT in Bandipora District, said Police official. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) comprising of Police, Army and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) killed three The Resistance Front (TRF) militants, identified as Faisal Fayaz, a resident of Kapren in Shopian District, Ghulam Mustafa Sheikh, a resident of Tekipura in Kupwara District and Rameez Ahmad Ghanie, a resident of Zipor Dharamati in Shopian District in an encounter during a joint Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) at Pethseer area in Sopore area of Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 24, reports Daily Excelsior. SFs have recovered one AK 47 rifle and two pistols and ammunition from the location. The slain militants were part of groups involved in several militancy related incidents including attacks on security establishments and civilians, said Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar. Read less...

SFs comprising of Police and Army launched a CASO based on specific information and busted a militant hideout in the Nagmarg forest area of Aloosa in Bandipora District of J&K on August 24, reports Daily Excelsior. A huge cache of arms and ammunition, including 10 Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) rounds and two chinese grenades and other incriminating material were recovered from the location. Read less...

The Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on Home Affairs, have expressed satisfaction over decline in militancy and there have been no instances of stone pelting in the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior on August 25. The PSC on Home Affairs concluded its week-long tour to the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh on August 22. Read less...

Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla held a high-level review of security situation in J&K along with top brass of Police and Intelligence officers of the Union Territory and senior security officials of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) and Central agencies in New Delhi on August 24, reports Daily Excelsior. Read less...

Amidst Taliban control over Afghanistan and its reported impact on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and drone strikes, the Army and Border Security Force (BSF) organised a synergy conference at the Headquarters of the Western Command in Chandi Mandir in Panchkula District of Haryana on August 25, reports Daily Excelsior. Army and BSF were also concerned over takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban and were fully prepared to deal with any kind of challenges on the borders including Taliban. Read less...

Three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), identified as Ishfaq Ahmad Dar of Shatpora Mohalla, Langate, Jamsheed Ah Shah of Chak Mohalla, Langate and Javed Ahmad Khan Asthan Mohalla, Langate were arrested by SFs from Langate, Handwara of Baramulla District of J&K on August 26, reports Daily Excelsior. All three OGWs were associated with LeT and were involved in supporting the terrorist activities and they admitted their involvement into the grenade attack at Langate on August 16,said Police. Arms and ammunition were recovered during this incident. Read less...

About 100 members of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) who were released from Afghan prisons by the Taliban, have joined back and the outfit is planning to carry out fresh attacks in India, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir, according to information gathered by security agencies, reports Hindustan Times on August 27. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) comprising of Army and Police arrested two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, identified as Ashfaq Qayoom Tak, resident of village Passerkot Takpur in Chatroo Tehsil (revenue unit) of Kishtwar District and Tousif Giri of Pochhal in Kishtwar District from forest area of Pingal in Chatroo of Kishtwar District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) during a raid based on information on August 26, reports Daily Excelsior. One pistol with one magazine and 20 rounds, one grenade, one empty AK-47 magazine, two wireless sets, one wireless antenna and letter pads of HM’s Doda division. The arrested militants were hatching conspiracy to carry out terror attacks under the jurisdiction of Chatroo Police Station, said officials. Read less...

Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) planned successive drone attacks in J&K on June 27, according to intelligence agencies, reports Hindustan Times on August 27. However, the second mission failed after the J&K Police arrested Nadeem-ul-Haq, a resident of Ramban, when he was returning after picking up a 5.5 kilogram Improvised Explosive Device (IED) dropped by another drone in Jammu District of J&K. The intelligence agencies have established a link between the two incidents through the audio intercept of LeT handlers in which they can be heard bragging about the success of the first mission (IAF base attack) while vowing to take care of the second mission at a later stage. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) recovered 9 Live Rounds and 46 empty cases of 7.62 mm of AK 47 Rifle in an envelope on the roadside at Tawheed Gunj area of Old Town in Baramulla District of J&K on August 27 during a search operation, reports Greater Kashmir. Read less...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge sheet against seven arrested accused, identified as Showkat Salam Parray of Sumbal in Bandipora District, Asif Gul of Kanispora in Baramulla District, Altaf Ahmed Shah of Dangerpora in Ganderbal District, Romesh Kumar of Vijaypur in Samba District, Mudasir Ahmed Dar of Wanduna in Shopian District, Amin Allai alias Hilal of Bijbehera in Anantnag District and Abdul Rashid of Tanghdhar in Kupwara District in a narco-militancy case related to the recovery of over INR two million and two kilogrammes heroin from a vehicle in Kupwara District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in 2020, reports Kashmir Observer on August 28. The investigation has established that the seven charge-sheeted persons were part of a deep-rooted conspiracy for procuring and selling narcotics drugs and generating funds in J&K and other parts of India in close association with militant outfits Lashkar-e- Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) based across the border in Pakistan, said NIA spokesperson. Read less...

Police arrested two surrendered Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants identified as Mohd Shafi alias Haroon Rashid of Dewal Doga and Bashir Ahmed alias Rashad of Neoch Mahore of Reasi District from Dewal area of Reasi District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 27, reports Daily Excelsior. Both of them are absconding for the last 10 years. Read less...

Intelligence Agencies have told security apparatus in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) that Talha Ali Saif, on the directions of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operational chief identified as Rauf Asghar, has deputed Mufti Ilyas Kashmiri as operational in charge for Kashmir region and Qari Jarar as operational in charge for Jammu region. The main objective of these two new incharges deputed by JeM is to increase infiltration attempts in the coming 2-3 months, reports Republic on August 30. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) launched a search operation in Mandi and Bela areas of Rajouri town in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) following some specific intelligence inputs on intervening night of August 28-29 and continued till August 29, reports Greater Kashmir. Read less...

Security Forces (SFs) foiled major infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Poonch District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on August 30, by killing two foreign militants, one of whom was believed to be a top ‘commander’ of Lashkar-e- Toiba (LeT), reports Daily Excelsior. SFs observed movement of a group of militants on the LoC from Chirkoot area of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and challenged them and later recovered arms, ammunition and explosives, which includes two AK-47 rifles from the location. The operation was still in progress in the area and that a search operation was going on to track remaining militants who were part of the group that was trying to infiltrate from across the LoC, adds Greater Kashmir. Read less...

Police, on August 31, arrested all the four Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) involved in a grenade attack on the house of a Sarpanch (head of the Panchayat, village-level local self-Government institution) in the Shrakwara area of Kreeri in Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) last week, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that on August 22, a call was received by Police Station Kreeri regarding blast-like sound from village Shrakwara Kreeri. During verification, it came to fore that a grenade was lobbed towards the Police guard and house of one Sarpanch namely Narinder Kour wife of Daljeet Singh, resident of Shrakwara Kreeri which caused some minor damages to windowpanes and vehicle as the lever of the exploded grenade was found in the kitchen garden. During the process of the investigation, suspects identified as Mohd Saleem Khan son of Ghulam Hassan Khan of the new colony Shrakwara and Sajad Ahmed Mir son of Late Ali Mohd Mir of Mir Mohalla Saloosa were involved in the commission of crime who were later arrested. Both the suspects admitted working as OGWs of the LeT outfit and were working at the behest of Pakistan based handler of LeT and its offshoot The Resistance Front (TRF) namely Ali Bhai. Both Saleem and Sajad were in contact with LeT militant Hilal Sheikh and Usman (FT) on whose instructions, they obtained grenade from Batamaloo Srinagar, Police said, two other associates Bilal Ahmad Sheikh son of Mohd Maqbool Sheikh of Saloosa and Naseer Ahmad Dar son of Ab Majeed Dar of Najibhat assisted the accused persons in the commission of crime who were also arrested. Police said that two hand grenades and 100 grams of charas like substance have been recovered from the accused persons. Read less...

Two persons were booked under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for their ‘involvement in Improvised Explosive Device’ (IED) attack on Security Forces (SFs) in Anantnag District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior on August 31. A notification issued by the Home Department stated that, the Government has sanctioned UAPA against two residents from Kashmir for their involvement in Pazalpora IED blast on February 16 this year. Following the attack, a case under First Information Report (FIR) No. 27/2021 U/S 307 Indian Penal Code (IPC), 3/5 Explosive Substance Act, 16 ULA (P) Act was registered in Police Station Bijbehara and during investigation offences under section 18, 20, 23, 38, 39 ULA (P) Act was added in the case. The duo has been identified as Rayees Ahmad Bhat resident of Bijbehara and Imran Ahmad Hajam, resident of Anantnag. Read less...