THE KASHMIRIYAT

Police on Wednesday opened fire after Observing Suspicious movement near Imambara area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A top police officer told GNS that security forces opened some gunshots this evening near Imambara after observing some suspicious movement. Meanwhile, during some gunshots, a wagon R vehicle was hit with bullets. However, there was no one injured in this incident, the officer added. More details will follow.(GNS)

Special Investigation Unit Srinagar of police on Wednesday presented chargesheet against two LeT/TRF militants, one killed militant before the Court of NIA Srinagar. In a handout to GNS, the police said that its SIU presented chargesheet in case FIR No 50/2022 under sections 307, 302 IPC ,7/27 IA Act 13, 16, 18, 20 & 38 UA (P) Act of Police Station Soura against 02 active militants and a killed militant. According to police spokesman, on 24th of May, 2022, unknown militants fired upon one police personnel namely Saifullah Qadri son of Muhammad Syed Qadri and his minor daughter Safa Qadri resident of Malik Shab Soura Srinagar, in which police personnel got killed and his minor daughter was injured. During the course of investigation, 03 militants identified as Basit Ahmed Dar s...

A toddler drowned to death on Wednesday afternoon in Danas area of central Kashmir's Budgam district. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a 2-year-old boy was playing when he drowned in Nallah Sukhnag and soon after the incident locals and officials started rescue operation. He identified him as Talib Ahmad Ganie son of Khursheed Ahmad Ganie of Danas Budgam. The official said that his body was later recovered by the locals from the river—(KNO)

Jammu Kashmir Police on Wednesday accused a man of sexual molestation of a minor boy in the arrested area of Baramulla and said that the accused has been arrested. In a statement issued to The Kashmiriyat,  Police said, on 13/06/2023, Police Station Kreeri recieved written complaint from one person (name withheld) wherein he stated that on 12/06/2023 his minor son (name withheld) aged about 6 years old was sexually molested by someone and had threatened the victim for not disclosing the incident to anyone due to which the family did not report to Police Station. To this effect case FIR under sections of IPC & POSCO Act was registered in Police Station Kreeri and investigation started. During investigation after strenuous efforts, the accused was identified as Hashim Tariq Zarg...

On Tuesday, officials reported that two policemen were injured in an attack carried out by a group of individuals involved in illegal sand mining near the Tawi River, located on the outskirts of Jammu City. The incident occurred on Monday evening, and one person has been arrested in connection with the attack, according to the police. The incident unfolded when a complaint was made regarding illegal mining in the Kukdiyal area. In response, a team from the mining department, accompanied by the police, swiftly reached the location. As the police officers attempted to confiscate the mining machinery, a large number of people associated with the illegal miners arrived at the scene and launched an attack on them. Additional police forces were immediately dispatched to the area, res...

An elderly tourist from the Dehrdun area of Uttarakhand on Monday went missing after a hotel was gutted in a fire mishap in the Pahalgam area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that fire damaged a hotel in Pahalgam area today, following which an elderly tourist staying with his family there went missing. He said that following the incident family members for of Bhupinder Gill (75) of Dehradun reported that she has gone missing. "It wasn't immediately known whether she is inside the hotel, however, police with civil administration are on job to locate her," he said—(KNO)

The Excise Department Monday sealed a mobile wine shop on Boulevard Road in Dalgate area in Srinagar city. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a mobile container selling liquor to customers was sealed after the operator failed to produce a registered license. Sources said that an inspection was conducted by the excise department team and it sealed the mobile wine shop. Scores of people mostly tourists were seen buying liquor from the mobile shop when the container was sealed. Reliable sources said that the customers were being over-charged for every bottle of branded liquor. There are a couple of liquor shops on picturesque Boulevard Road that witness huge rush of local and non-local customers. [KNT]

A District Level Coordination-cum-Implementation Committee (DLCIC) meeting was held under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad here on Saturday. The meeting was held to review the progress of works being executed on the development and restoration of Religious Places/Assets in the District. DC Srinagar discussed the Action Plan prepared for carrying out the restoration, revival, preservation, and maintenance of Architecture and Heritage of Religious Places/Heritage Sites in Srinagar in the financial year 2023-24. The DC was given a detailed overview of the DPRs regarding all identified Religious Places/Heritage Sites under the “Scheme for Revival, Restoration, Preservation, and Maintenance of Architecture and Heritage in Jammu and Kashmir”...

Kulgam police under the close supervision of SP Kulgam Shri Sahil Sarangal-IPS is making every effort to hunt down the drug peddlers in the district and to put them behind the bars. In this regard, Yesterday at about 1615 hours, Acting promptly upon a specific information generated from credible sources regarding presence of contraband substance, a special team headed by DySP HQRS Kulgam Shri Ghulam Muhammad Bhat-JKPS along with SHO police station Kulgam INSP. Aayaz Geelani was constituted who swiftly reached the spot suspected locations at Rangrezpora, Kulgam. During search in presence of executive magistrate Kulgam, 41 kg and 34 kg of Poppy Straw like contraband substance was recovered from the residential houses of the notorious drug peddlers namely; Manzoor Ahmad Naik and Ali Mohamm...

Jammu Kashmir police on Saturday carried out a search of the house of Hizbul Mujahideen militant in Kishwar district. In a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), SSP Kishtwar Khalil Ahmad Poswal said that after obtaining a search warrant from NIA court Jammu in case FIR No 01/2022 U/Sec. 13/18/19/20/39/UAPA, 7/25 I.A act, 4/5 Explosive Substance Act registered search was carried out in the residential house of active militant of HM namely Muddasir Ahmed of Tander Dachhan. He said that during the course of the search, evidence seized shall be investigated so as to subject the accused person to judicial determination for his involvement in anti-national activities and perpetuation of terrorism. He said that all the supporters and associates of militants fou...