The Jammu and Kashmir government sacked four employees including son of Syed Salahuddin, the self-styled chief of banned terror group Hizbul Mujahideen, and the wife of a jailed separatist.
Three terrorists affiliated with the terror outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), including one involved in the killing of a teacher last month, neutralised in twin anti-terrorist operations
A suspected Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist has been arrested here in a joint operation by the Karnataka and Jammu & Kashmir police. The accused, Talib Hussain was arrested on June 5, police sources said on Tuesday. Earlier, it was claimed that Hussain was arrested by the armed forces in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Hussain had allegedly taken shelter at a mosque in Srirampura here and used to deliver sermons during Friday prayers. According to police sources, Hussain had fled Jammu and Kashmir with his wife and children as the hunt for him was intensified by the armed forces, and was hiding in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai confirmed Hussain's arrest from the city today. Asked if the terrorist was arrested, Bommai told reporters, "Yes." "Generally police keep an eye on people like them. We will provide whatever assistance is required to the Jammu and Kashmir police. In the past too, such arrests had taken place in Sirsi and Bhatkal." "The ...
A newly-appointed district commander of Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam on Saturday, police said
The Taliban's senior leadership includes many Mujahideen fighters who were once trained by the US during the Cold War to battle against the invading Soviet Union forces in the 1980s
Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested an active categorized terrorist of proscribed terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) from Frisal area of Kulgam district
The militants were given the opportunity to surrender and repeated appeals were made through local elders, a police official said
Doda has become totally "terrorist-free" district after Hizbul Mujahideen commander Masood was neutralised in an encounter, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh said.
The bail was granted on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and two sureties of like amount.
On a specific input, the security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Reban area of south Kashmir district, a police spokesperson said
The encounter continued for five hours and Tahir Ahmad Bhat of Pulwama belonging to the Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit was killed during the encounter, the police said
The gunning down of the terrorist comes three days after eight security personnel, including two Army officers Colonel Ashutosh Sharma and Major Anuj Sood, were killed in Handwara
One of the slain terrorists was been identified as Adil Ahmad, a special police officer who had deserted the force in 2018
Police says INSAS rifle snatched from cops could have been used in the crime
Incriminating material, including arms and ammunition, were recovered from the encounter site
Jammu & Kashmir is India's region most impacted by terrorism in 2018, with 321 attacks, resulting in 123 deaths
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Sepoy Mir Idrees Sultan, was posted with 12 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry in Bihar, was scheduled to shift to Jharkhand
Qayoom Najar was returning to Kashmir to take over the command of Hizbul Mujahideen
Najar was trying to infiltrate into Indian territory from Pakistan; he was wanted for involvement in over 50 killings