Month: July 2022

A 5 kilogram gas cylinder fitted with fire crackers was defused on Chowdribagh-Litter road in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday, officials said here. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that on a specific information, Pulwama police along with 55 RR and CRPF 182 bn recovered a gas cylinder fitted with fire crackers weighing around 5 kgs was planted on Chowdribagh-Litter road to harm the security forces. He said that as cylinder fitted was with firecrackers, a bomb squad disposal was called in to destroy it. The official said that it was defused on spot without carousing any damage, while further investigation has been taken up—(KNO)

Meer Irfan Militants have likely escaped from the spot of the encounter in the Reban area of Zainapora in south Kashmir's Shopian district. An official told The Kashmiriyat that on Monday night RR of Indian Army, Jammu Kashmir police and Crpf had jointly launched a cordon and search operation in the area. The initial exchange of gunfire was reported late on Sunday night and two militants were said to be trapped. However, following the initial exchange of gunfire, no contact was established with the militants who might have taken advantage of the darkness of the night to escape from the spot, sources told The Kashmiriyat. The cordon and search operation is still going on in the Reban area Earlier on Monday, Two JeM militants were killed at Awantipora during an encounter by...

Kounsar Bashir/ Meer Irfan A married woman, mother of an eight-month-old daughter died on Monday morning under mysterious circumstances in the Drabgam area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district. Speaking to The Kashmiriyat,  a relative of the deceased woman said that Ruqaiya Jan, aged 24, a daughter of Mohammed Yousuf Sheikh resident of Newa Pulwama was married to a man in Drabgam in Pulwama for over a year. Alleging that the woman repeatedly complained of torture by in-laws, the family member said, "She was repeatedly informing her uncles of the torture by in-laws but they did not pay any attention to her because she had married on her own." On Monday morning the woman was rushed to the District Hospital in Pulwama under mysterious circumstances. "Around 3 PM, we reached the ...

A man was arrested in Jammu Kashmir's Rajouri district on Monday for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of a community by deliberately circulating a photograph of cow slaughter during Eid ul Adha on social media, police said. The accused, Imran Mir of Hasyote village of Thannamandi area, deliberately circulated the photograph of animal slaughter on social media on Sunday, when people were celebrating Eid-ul-Adha, they said. A case was registered against Mir at Thanamandi police station and investigation initiated, they said. As the matter was sensitive, special teams were constituted at the police station as well as sub-division levels for manhunt of the accused. "Vital leads were looked into and best possible efforts were made to nab the culprit." said a police officer. The a...

Srinagar, (KNO): Among 37 pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh, who were missing after a cloudburst hit the lower Amarnath cave shrine on Friday, 35 have been traced and were safely on way to their respective destinations, officials said here on Monday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that 35 pilgrims have been traced and have safely reached Andhra, while two are still missing. He said that two pilgrims from Andra Pradesh namely Gunishetty Sudha and Kotha Parvathi belonging to the Rajahmundry area of Andhra Pradesh are still missing, while efforts are on to trace them. Meanwhile, LG Manoj Sinha on Monday visited Chandanwari to review arrangements for the ongoing yatra session. During his visit to Chandanwari, he reviewed arrangements, medical facilities, an...

The Jammu Kashmir Police on Monday said that a "departmental inquiry" has been ordered into the alleged custodial killing of 21-year-old Muslim Ahmed Lone of Srinagar. On 09 July, The Kashmiriyat, reported that protests hit the Natipora area of Srinagar after the family of a young boy alleged that he was murdered in Police custody, a claim denied by Police. Jammu Kashmir Police have said that Muslim Muneer Son of Muneer Ahmad  Lone of Budshah Nagar (under chanpura PS) was called to the Police Station, Nowgam on 9-7-22( FN) for being involved in a theft case under FIR 95/2022 of Nowgam PS. The case pertains to the theft of a scooty. "The said suspect was called to the police based on the basis of CCTV footage wherein two men were seen taking the scooty away in the Nowgam -Natipora ...

Two militants belonging to JeM have been killed in a gunfight that broke out between militants and government forces at Wandakpora village of Awantipora area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Monday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint team of police, Army and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of militants launched search operations in the area. He said that as the joint team of forces intensified searches towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the party, which was retaliated, thus triggering an encounter. He said during exchange of fire, one militant has been killed while as operation is on in the area. Meanwhile AGDP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said JeM Commander Kaiser Koka active since 20...