Month: January 2025

The Jammu Kashmir Police have reported significant progress in maintaining security and curbing crime in the Jammu zone during 2024. According to a statement released by officials, 14 foreign militants were killed this year, and 13 militant modules were dismantled across regions including Rajouri, Poonch, Udhampur, Reasi, Doda, and Kathua. The crackdown on overground workers (OGWs) saw a sharp increase, with 827 individuals booked in 2024 compared to 282 the previous year. Additionally, 180 people were detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA), up from 168 in 2023. General crime rates also declined significantly, with the total number of registered cases falling from 15,774 in 2023 to 13,163 in 2024. Cases of property theft, excluding motor vehicle thefts, dropped from 1,321 in 2...

Jammu Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday emphasized the administration's readiness to adapt to public sentiment on such matters. Speaking during a press briefing at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), the Chief Minister addressed both political and governance issues. Referring to the contentious NIT project, he remarked, “A delegation from Pulwama approached me with their concerns about the NIT. I assured them that if the locals oppose it, we will find another location for the institute.” The Kashmiriyat had exclusively reported widespread protests by locals against the construction of a National Institute of Technology (NIT) campus on over 4,000 kanals of land in Pulwama, highlighting public discontent over the project The protests, led by...

The Jammu Kashmir Police in Anantnag recorded significant progress in its anti-narcotics operations in 2024, registering 123 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. A total of 185 accused were arrested, with 102 individuals charge-sheeted in court. Property worth Rs 26.40 crore linked to drug-related offenses was seized, including 17 houses, 9 shops, 10 vehicles, and cash amounting to Rs 10.71 lakh. Additionally, 255 bank accounts containing Rs 1.94 crore were frozen. The contraband seized included 1.64 kg of brown sugar, 510.648 kg of cannabis, 2.641 kg of charas, and 510.648 kg of poppy straw. Police also confiscated 300 strips of intoxicant tablets, 1,350 bottles of intoxicant syrups, and destroyed cannabis and poppy crops spread over 292 and 2...

The High Court of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh has quashed the detention of Zahoor Ahmed Bhat, the brother of slain Maqbool Bhat, under the Public Safety Act. Bhat, a resident of Mirpora, Thregam village in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, had been detained since 2022 and was lodged in Karnal Jail, Haryana. The court's decision came after Advocate Bashir Ahmad Tak, representing Bhat, argued that the detention order was issued arbitrarily and lacked substantive grounds. Advocate Tak contended that the allegations mentioned in the detention order had no connection to Bhat and were fabricated to justify the detention. He further asserted that the grounds of detention were vague and insufficient for a fair representation, violating the safeguards provided under the law. “The enti...

Jammu Kashmir Police in Budgam solved a theft case within hours and recovering the stolen money. The incident occurred on the morning of December 29, 2024, when Mohammad Ashraf Naik, the Imam of Jamia Masjid Gopalpora in Chadoora, reported that Rs 22,220 had been stolen from his room while he led the Fajr prayers. Following the complaint, a case was registered under FIR No. 180/2024 at Police Station Chadoora. A police team, led by I/C Police Post Mochewa, Muhammad Adil Tak, and supervised by SDPO Charar-i-Sharief, Owais Ahmad Wani, quickly initiated an investigation. Relying on intelligence inputs, the police identified and questioned suspects. Umar Farooq Shah, a resident of Zoolwah Gopalpora, confessed to the crime during interrogation. The stolen cash was recovered, and th...