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Policemen Trash Woman in Shopian, Video Goes Viral, Police Order Probe

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February 10 A woman was assulated by Jammu Kashmir Policemen in Karewa, Manloo area of Shopian district in South Kashmir on Saturday night. Police has ordered a probe after a video went viral in which few cops were beating a woman in a Shopian village. The video showing police men manhandling woman at a village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district has started doing rounds on social media since Sunday morning. The police has taken cognizence of the video and initiated an enquiry. A police spokesperson in a statement said that the police received a complaint from a man that his minor daughter was abducted by Rameez Khan of Shadab Karewa. Khan, according to the spokesperson, is already married. The spokesperson said that as a police party raided the house of the accused to re...

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At least Twenty Boys Arrested by Army In Kulgam’s Kelam

KULGAM

February 10 At least ten boys have been picked up by Government Forces during the clashes that are going on near the encounter site in Kulgam's Kelam area on South Kashmir. Eyewitnesses told The Kashmiriyat that during the intense stone throwing clashes at least 20 boys were arrested and then assaulted by the Government Forces. ALSO READ: Five Dead Bodies Recovered from Kulgam Encounter Site, Officials The Boys were later handed over to the Local Police, they said. However, the Police officials were unavailable for comments. ALSO READ: In Absence of Stones, People Throw Snowballs at Forces Near Kulgam Encounter Site Meanwhile five dead bodies have been recovered from the encounter site.

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Five Dead Bodies Recovered from Kulgam Encounter Site, Officials

KULGAM

February 10 Dead bodies of five slain Militants have been recovered from the encounter site in Dangerpora area of Kelam in South Kashmir's Kulgam district. An Army official told The Kashmiriyat that five dead bodies were recovered from the encounter site on Sunday noon. He said however the search operations are going on. ALSO READ: Early Morning Encounter Rages in Kulgam Area- Live Updates He said that in the early hours of Sunday, the forces laid a siege around Kelam area after receiving inputs about Militant presence in the area. "Around 5:30 am, the holed up Militants opened fire on Forces, triggering a gunfight," he told The Kashmiriyat. In the ensuing gunfight, five Militants have been killed. He said that the Militants are unidentified as of now, however they ...

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Two Lawyers Arrested in Srinagar for Preparing Fake Bail Documents for Thieves

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February 02 The police have arrested two lawyers accused of making the fake bail bond of High Court for the bail of three vehicle thieves. This case came out in the year 2017. He concerned Officials said that the Registrar Judicial of the State High Court had complained in the written statement of the Police Station Shaheed Gunj in the year 2007 that fake bail documents were prepared for the bail of three persons allegedly involved in car theft. The police started the investigation by registering a case on the complaint. After investigating the case, the police arrested two lawyers, Peer Aamir Rashid resident Aluchi Bagh and Musavir Bashir Mir of Bomai Segipora Baramulla. An official investigating the case said that they had fabricated fake documents for making the securi...

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Frozen Streets and Taps As Cold Wave Continues Unabated in Kashmir

REGIONAL

February 10 A cold wave continued in the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region on Sunday as the weather office said same weather conditions were likely to prevail for two more days. "We are not expecting any major change in the weather conditions during the next two days till February 13 when a spell of light rain and snow is expected in the state," an official of the MET Department said. Srinagar recorded minus 3.4 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature on Sunday, while Pahalgam and Gulmarg it was minus 8.0 and minus 10.0, respectively. Most water taps were frozen in Srinagar. People lit small fires around the water pipes to defrost them. In the Ladakh division, Leh town recorded minus 6.6 degrees Celsius and Kargil minus 21.0. Drass town was coldest in the state with...

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Depressed Engineering Officer Commits Suicide in Delhi

INDIA

February 10 A 25-year-old Indian Engineering Services (IES) officer allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his room in southwest Delhi’s Munirka area, police said. The deceased has been identified as Pranav Tiwari, a native of Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh, they added. Tiwari was living with his three batchmates — Dheeraj Pandey, Devender Patel and Vivek — in Munirka, police said. On Saturday evening, Pandey and Patel had gone to Saket Mall and Vivek had left for his native place. Pranav was alone at the flat, a senior police officer said. When Pandey and Patel returned at around 9 pm, they found the door locked from inside. They arranged a ladder and with the help of neighbourers climbed up the backside balcony and saw Tiwari hanging from the ceiling, the offic...

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Forces Launch CASO in Tral

PULWAMA

February 10 A cordon and search operation (CASO) has been launched by Government Forces in Tral area of South Kashmir's Pulwama District Sources told The Kashmiriyat that on Sunday morning, 42 RR of Indian Army, CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police jointly launched a search operation in Sofigund Area of Tral in South Kashmir's Pulwama District. ALSO READ: Early Morning Encounter Rages in Kulgam Area- Live Updates Following inputs about Militant movement in the area, the forces blocked all the entry and exit points of the area. A door to door search operation had been launched when this report was filed.

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Four Militants Killed in the Ongoing Kulgam Encounter

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February 10 Amid intense clashes, four Militants have been killed in the ongoing encounter at Kelam in South Kashmir's Kulgam. On Sunday, Government Forces had laid a siege around a cluster of houses in Dangerpora area of Kelam. During searches, the holed up Militants opened fire on the forces, triggering an encounter. ALSO READ: PhD Scholar Turned Militant Trapped at Kulgam Encounter Site In the ensuing gunfight between 9 RR, 18 BN CRPF, JKP and Militants, four Militants have been killed. Defying strict restrictions, clashes have erupted in Dangerpora area of Kelam in Kulgam district of South Kashmir. The identity of the Militants has not been confirmed as of yet. However as per initial inputs, all of them are locals, The search operations are still going on in the...

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Kashmir Highway Remains Shut for Fifth Consecutive Day- Students Demand Airlifting

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February 10 The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed on Sunday for the fifth consecutive day due to snowfall and landslides, officials said. Traffic department officials said there has been fresh snowfall in the Banihal area, and landslides at some places in the Banihal-Ramban stretch of the road. “Around three feet snow accumulated on the road. Landslides have occurred at Anokhi Fall, Panthal and Kela Mode,” a traffic department official said. “No traffic movement will be allowed on the highway on Sunday except for the stranded vehicles and that too, only after the road is cleared,” the official added. Inclement weather has led to the closure of the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway this winter many times. Meanwhile the students of Kashmir University stranded o...

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PhD Scholar Turned Militant Trapped at Kulgam Encounter Site

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February 10 A Ph.D Scholar turned militant, Waseem Ahmed Rather from Quimoh area of South Kashmir's Kulgam District is likely trapped at the encounter site in Kulgam. Sources told The Kashmiriyat that Waseem Ahmed was initially trapped at the encounter site, however some MIlitants have escaped from the encounter site in Dangerpora Kelam. An encounter raged when 9 RR of Indian Army, 18 BN of CRPF and Jammu Kashmir Police were fired upon by Militants during a cordon and search operation in the area. Immediately the troops cordoned off the area during which the holed up Militants opened fire on the troopers triggering an encounter. ALSO READ: The Death of his Friend Forced a Ph.D Scholar to Join Militancy Waseem Ahmed Rather was initially trapped along with his three to four...