Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 20 (ANI): Srinagar Police on Wednesday requested all the internet users not to provide wifi or hotspots to strangers, subversive elements and criminals.

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 9 (ANI): A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander was killed in an encounter with security personnel in the Sirhama area of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday and incriminating materials, arms and ammunition were recovered from the encounter site, the police said.

Srinagar Dec 30 PTI For the first time since insurgency broke out in Kashmir the total number of terrorists active in the valley has fallen below 200 and the recruitment of youngsters by terror outfits has also been kept in check top security officials said on ThursdayAddressing a press conference in the Qazigund area of Anantnag district in south Kashmir Inspector General of Police IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar and General Officer Commanding GoC of the Armys 15 Corps Lieutenant General D P Pandey said the security situation has improved in the valleyMajority of the operations conducted this year were based on human intelligence Lt Gen Pandey said adding that the number of active terrorists in the valley has come down to 180Giving further details Kumar said this is the first time since insurgency broke out that the total number of active terrorists across Kashmir has fallen below the 200-markIt is also for the first time that the number of local terrorists is below 100 -- at 85 or 86 he saidKumar said 128 youngsters have joined the terror ranks so far this year of whom 73 have been killed in encounters and 16 arrestedLt Gen Pandey said compared to the last two years the recruitment of youngsters by terror outfits was down in 2021Last year it was more than 180 It shows that there is an awakening in the civil society People have realised the futility of taking up violence They understand what is happening across the borderWe should look at it positively The civil population is helping us neutralise the terrorists and also enabling us to break the cycle of violence I am sure we will see greater peace and a lesser number of youngsters coming out to join the terror ranks in the next year or so he saidThe GoC said those aged above 20-21 years are not falling prey to the terror outfits plans and thus the latter have started recruiting boys aged 15-16 yearsAlso the second trend which is coming out is that they youngsters are no longer proud of themselves picking up weapons so they are not declaring their names Whosoever is joining is hiding his identity he addedIt was very clear and evident during a recent operation which came into spotlight for various reasons that all the family members belonging to the OGW network or the local terrorists came out in the open and claimed innocenceToday I feel the society does not want to accept OGWs overground workers and terrorists into their houses or in the proximity Lt Gen Pandey said apparently referring to a recent encounter in Hyderpora in which the families of the three victims claimed that the slain men were innocentAsked about the increase in the number of foreign terrorists killed in encounters the GoC said the local terrorists are now refusing to carry out operationsThat is another challenge that they terror outfits are facing and therefore Pakistani terrorists are now coming to the fore to lead operations As they will emerge from the heights from the cover and carry out the operations they will be neutralised he addedKumar said the foreign terrorists were on the higher ridges of the mountains in the summer months but as the winter has arrived they have come down to the plainsSo a foreign terrorist is killed in almost every encounter which is good for us he saidOn a question about the situation along the Line of Control LoC Lt Gen Pandey said it is absolutely fine and the ceasefire is being honouredPeople are going about their routine activities they are pretty happy on either side of the LoC he saidThe GoC however said the terror launchpads across the border continue to be full and there are inputs of attempts to cross over to the Indian side in the winter as wellBut I can assure you that we are fully ready for any such eventuality to ensure that no infiltration takes place If any does take place we will be neutralising them the way the operations are being conducted in the hinterland he saidThe GoC said infiltration will happen but it has been controlledThis year the infiltration numbers are far lesser compared to the previous years he added PTI SSB RC

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 16 (ANI): At least 13 terrorists have been killed in as many as nine encounters between security forces and the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir after civilian killings, Kashmir Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar said on Saturday.