The Kashmir Pulse

POONCH — The Indian Army along with J&K Police on Friday claimed to have arrested three 'key' conduits in Sunderbani narco-militancy case.

"In the follow-up operations to the Sunderbani narcotics recovery case, multiple joint operations have been conducted by Indian Army, JKP Poonch & JKP Sunderbani in Poonch District, in the last 72 hours," a Defence ministry-based spokesperson in Jammu said in a statement, as per the news agency GNS.

He said three main conduits or operatives of the cross-narco-militancy module have been apprehended. These individuals have been identified as Shakar Din son of Noor Din, resident of Degwar Terwan; Rashid son of Badar Din and Shafir son of Mohammad Hussain, both residents of Kalas Poonch.

"In the search operations, war-like stores, which include two grenades, have also been recovered from the possession of these individuals," he said and added that extensive joint search operations are currently in progress.

The apprehension of these three individuals, he said, is a major blow to the complex cross-border narco-militancy nexus "being operated" from Pakistan.

SRINAGAR — A policeman deployed at a guard post of a BJP leader in south Kashmir died after suffering from a heart attack.

Unnamed police sources, quoted by the news agency KNT, said that a 54-year-old head constable was deployed at a BJP leader’s guard post at Galander Pampore where he suffered a heart attack and was taken to SDH Pampore where doctors declared him dead.

The deceased policeman has been identified as Inder Kumar son of Late Paras Ram, a resident of Thanda Pani, Sunderbani.

In this regard, the police have registered a case under relevant sections of law.

JAMMU — Police have registered two FIRs after Tehsildar Sunderbani and some employees were injured amid a scuffle in Rajouri.

Official sources told GNS that some persons entered the office of the Tehsildar and had a heated argument with officers/officials there. Subsequently, there was a scuffle in which at least four persons including the Tehsildar were injured. They were subsequently hospitalized, they said.

SDPO Noweshra Tausif Ahmed told GNS that police have registered two separate FIRs against all accused persons involved in the two separate incidents in Police Station Sundarbani.

“First case FIR No. 20/2022 was registered against Chandar Mohan and Anil Lakhanpal, both residents of Sundarbani under section 452/353/323 IPC,” he said, adding, “Second case FIR No. 21/2022 was registered against Devinder Kumar Sudan and three others under section 147, 452, 336, 323 of IPC.”

He said that the investigation of both the cases has begun and arrests are likely to be executed.