Srinagar Apr 26 PTI Security forces arrested two Jaish-e-Mohammed JeM terrorists from Jammu and Kashmirs Baramulla district on Tuesday and seized arms and ammunition from their possession officials said hereActing on a tip-off the security forces set up a mobile check-point at Hanjiveera in the Pattan area of Baramulla in the early hours the officials saidDuring the searches two suspects were apprehended and two pistols and two chinese grenades recovered from their possession an official saidThe two arrested terrorists were identified as Aqib Mohammad Mir and Danish Ahad Dar both affiliated with the JeM the officials said PTI MIJ RC

Jammu Apr 22 PTI Security forces will ensure youngsters are saved from the clutches of terrorists Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh said on Friday as a 17-year-old boy who recently joined militant ranks is reportedly holed up at a house in Baramulla amid an encounter The teenager has been identified as Faisal Hafiz a resident of Aripanthan village at Budgam in Central Kashmir and on Thursday his mother made a passionate appeal asking him to come out and surrender Four terrorists including top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Yousuf Kantroo one of the longest-surviving militants in the Valley have already been gunned down in the North Kashmir village where the encounter started on Thursday Hafizs fate is unknown Responding to a question about Hafizs mother making the appeal the director general of police DGP said Pakistani agencies are leaving no stone unturned to pollute the young minds in Kashmir We have ensured in many cases that such people who have been deviated from the mainstream and from their studies are brought back and reunited with their families We have succeeded in many cases Singh said He clarified that the police brought Hafizs family members to Malwah after which they made the appeal to him asking him to surrender I think it was a group of four to five militants and some of them are very hardened terrorists including may be one or two from Pakistan the DGP said about those trapped in the house Speaking about Hafiz he said Maybe they the other militants did not allow him and he has not been able to escape from their clutches Such incidents are taking place where families are absolutely in pain Singh said whenever a boy goes missing from the Valley his parents approach the police seeking help They also make an appeal to the terrorist outfits saying their boy is innocent They are not interested in any kind of violence People are registering this and we are with the peoplewe will continue to ensure that the youth are saved from the clutches of terrorists who are trying to force them into militancy he said PTI TAS 4172022 CJ CJ

Srinagar Apr 19 PTI Security forces have seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition from a village near the Line of Control LoC in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir police said on TuesdayTen pistols 17 pistol magazines 54 pistol rounds and five hand grenades were seized during a search operation in Tad village in Karnah tehsil they said PTI MIJ RHL

Jammu Mar 28 PTI Security forces have been given full freedom to ensure terrorists and their associates are crushed Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on MondayHe also said terrorists will have to pay a very heavy price for their actions and that properties used for willfully harbouring them and furthering terrorism will be confiscatedMy message is very clear Terrorists will have to pay a very heavy price for their actions We have given full freedom to our security forces and we have full faith they will ensure terrorists and their associates are crushed the lieutenant governor L-G saidSinha was speaking at a commemorative event Aye Watan Tere Liye organised to mark 150 years of the Jammu and Kashmir PoliceThe L-G said that Jammu and Kashmir is marching on the path of growth and prosperity and emerging as a new model of socio-economic developmentThose involved in terrorist acts and anti-national activities will not be spared Properties used for willfully harbouring terrorists and furthering terrorism will be confiscated Sinha addedLauding the role of police and other security agencies in ensuring a safe environment for the people of Jammu and Kashmir he paid tributes to security personnel killed in the line of dutyHe said that concrete measures have been taken by the government to discharge its responsibility toward the families of the martyrsI want to tell their families that the entire nation stands united in the fight against terror Sinha saidPrime Minister Narendra Modi has realised the goal of Ek Rashtr Ek Vidhaan Ek Pradhaan Ek Nishaan to establish a fair and equitable society observed the Lt GovernorSinha said that marginalised communities and deprived sections of society which were discriminated against for decades are getting their due rights One lakh thirty-seven thousand youths are getting financial assistance to become entrepreneurs within a year investment proposals worth Rs 70000 crore to become a reality in the next six months Rs 600 crore budget provision for development of border villages and many more such unprecedented reforms are a testimony of the transformation taking place in JK the L-G saidHe appreciated the Jammu and Kashmir Police for spreading awareness regarding drug de-addiction and against other unlawful activities through its civic action programmes and encouraging the younger generation to be an integral part of the nation-building process Initiatives like Mission Youth Choona Hai Aasman are providing opportunities to the youth to put their energies into constructive activities and shape their future by fulfilling their aspirations and dreams Sinha added The L-G called for collaborative efforts to fight narco-terrorism and bring the youth who are victims of drug abuse into the mainstream of society Jammu and Kashmir Director Genral of Police Dilbag Singh paid homage to the police personnel who have made supreme sacrifice while fighting with terrorists PTI AB AB ANB ANB

Srinagar Mar 28 PTI Security forces on Monday arrested two terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Toiba LeT outfit from Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir police saidPolice along with other security forces have arrested two active terrorists linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT in Budgam Incriminating material arms and ammunition including a pistol have been recovered from their possession a police spokesman saidHe said the terrorists were arrested from Sunnergund area of Budgam and identified them as Waseem Ahmad Ganai and Iqbal Ashraf Sheikh both residents of Shopian district in south KashmirIncriminating material arms and ammunition including a Chinese Pistol two pistol magazines 12 pistol rounds and 32 AK-47 rounds have been recovered from their possession the spokesman saidA case under relevant sections of the law has been registered and investigations were going on he added PTI MIJ MIJ DV DV

Itanagar Mar 21 PTI Security forces gunned down two NSCNIM insurgents while another was injured in an encounter in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh a senior police official said here on Monday One cadre of the outfit was arrested by the security personnel who also recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition Inspector General of Police Law Order Chukhu Apa said The incident occurred at Old Kolagaon near Khonsa the district headquarters on Sunday An AK-56 rifle with a magazine one 556 mm M4A1 carbine made in the US a 32 mm pistol a huge cache of ammunition and other warlike stores were recovered from the encounter site Apa said The IGP said that Triap district police and Assam Rifles on Saturday jointly launched an operation based on intelligence inputs about the presence of the NSCNIM cadres in the area After they reached the spot a gun battle started between the two sides which continued till Sunday It was later found that two insurgents were killed and one was injured The injured man was taken to a hospital in Dibrugarh town of Assam The NSCNIM insurgents have been carrying out extortion drives and recruiting new cadres in Tirap district since January the police official said PTI UPL NN NN

Jammu Feb 24 PTI Security forces Thursday arrested four overground workers of the Hizbul Mujahideen HM and recovered ammunition and explosives from them in Jammu and Kashmirs Kishtwar district sources saidA joint team of the Armys Rashtriya Rifles RR unit and the CRPF launched a long range patrol in general area of Dool Dhar Jungle of Kishtwar they saidThe spotted four persons moving from Dool towards Dool Dhar Jungle who on seeing the security forces tried to flee they saidAlert troops overpowered and detained the suspicious persons they saidOn preliminary questioning they disclosed their identity as Shafi Fareed Zubair and Ismaiel they saidDuring their personal search troops recovered 2 Under Barrel Grenade Launcher UBGL grenades 120 live rounds of AK-47 rifle two empty magazines of AK-47 rifle and posters of HM outfit they said PTI AB TIR TIR

Srinagar Feb 22 PTI Security forces on Tuesday arrested a suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba LeT militant in Jammu and Kashmirs Bandipora district police said They identified him as Danish Shah alias Haris a resident of Elahipora Based on specific inputs regarding the movement of a terrorist in Aloosa area of Bandipora police along with the Army andCRPF established a special joint checkpoint in the area a police spokesman said During checking of pedestrians and vehicles Danish upon noticing the joint forces tried to flee towards the orchards but was apprehended tactfully by the alert party he said Incriminating materials arms and ammunition including a pistol and a grenade were recovered from his possession Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused is working at the behest of Pakistan-based Lashkar handlers Samama alias Ali and Hilal Sheikh the spokesman said Shah was currently arranging travel documents to visit Pakistan for obtaining specialised arms training he said PTI MIJ CJ CJ

Srinagar Jan 20 PTI Security forces on Thursday arrested a Lashkar-e-Taiba LeT militant in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir and seized arms and ammunition from his possession police said A police official said security forces launched a search operation in the Chadoora area of Budgam in the morning after learning about the presence of an ultra there He said during the operation an active terrorist affiliated with proscribed terror outfit LeT was apprehended The official identified him as Jehangir Ahmad Naikoo a resident of Memandar in Shopian Incriminating material arms and ammunition including a pistol two pistol magazines and 16 pistol rounds was seized from his possession he said A case has been registered and further investigation initiated the official said PTI SSB MIJ AQS AQS

Hyderabad Jan 19 PTI Security at the Telangana state BJP office here was beefed up ahead of the Republic Day and following security alert from the Intelligence agencies official sources said on Wednesday Additional police personnel were deployed at the state BJP office in view of the Republic Day and the party officials were also asked to remain vigilant of strangers entering the building premises a police official said Asked on the security alert the sources said it could be general in nature adding security was also enhanced at vital installations including the international airport here ahead of the Republic Day PTI VVK BN BN