The fifth phase of elections is underway in the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency. A voter turned up on a polling booth and appealed to his brother, who had joined a terror outfit, to give up arms and return to the family.
Engineer Rashid has been a two-time MLA from Langate Assembly seat in Jammu and Kashmir. He won the election in 2008 and 2014. Rashid unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha polls from Baramulla in 2014 and 2019. After the revocation of Article 370, J-K became a Union Territory with Legislative Assembly.
Notably, this are of Kupwara is going for Lok Sabha polls on May 20, as it falls under the Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency.
The terror handlers were identified as Mohd Arif Badal and Mohd Bashir. The Jammu and Kashmir Police attached the properties during the investigation.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Lok Sabha elections in two Union Territories -- Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh -- will take place in the first five phases. Together two UTs have a total of six parliamentary seats.
The encounter started after the police received intelligence regarding the presence of two terrorists. A joint operation has been launched by the Army, CRPF and the Jammu and Kashmir police.
Lok Sabha elections in two Union Territories -- Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh -- will take place in the first five phases. Together two UTs have a total of six parliamentary seats.
The arrested terrorists have been identified as Owais Ahmad Waza, Basit Fayaz Kaloo, and Faheem Ahmad Mir. According to police, they were allegedly providing information about security force movements.
According to reports, alert troops of the army noticed suspicious movement along the LoC at Sabura Nala Rustam in the Uri area of the district and challenged the intruders
Fortunately, there have been no casualties or injuries reported thus far, as all occupants of the hotel were safely evacuated. The situation is being closely monitored, and rescue operations are ongoing at the time of filing this report.
Jammu Kashmir snowfall: Meanwhile, the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway faces challenges as it remains closed due to road damage, shooting stones, and slush caused by relentless snowfall, as reported by the Senior Superintendent of Police National Highway.
An official report indicated that the tragedy occurred at Bujhthala, resulting in the unfortunate demise of seven individuals and leaving eight others injured.
Manzoor Ahmad Bhatti disclosed that he had supplied these illegally acquired grenades and cash for the commission of terrorist acts.
Farooq Ahmad Wani detailed a sequence of events involving a group of individuals, with one posing as a CBI officer and falsely promising to secure a spot at the National Defence Academy (NDA) for Wani's child.
Security forces successfully foiled an attempt by armed terrorists to infiltrate along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
Acting on specific input regarding the movement of terrorists in the Ushkara area of Baramulla, a joint checkpoint was established jointly by the police and security forces. At least two hand grenades, cash amounting to Rs 40,000 and other incriminating materials were recovered from his possession.
Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition including one pistol, one pistol magazine and 8 live rounds were recovered from terrorists possession.
This comes at a time when an operation is underway in Anantnag district to neutralise terrorists who have taken positions in the forest area in a hilly terrain. The gunfight entered its third day on Friday.
The police also recovered incriminating materials including three hand grenades and 30 AK-47 live rounds during the operation.
Further investigation into aspects of cross LoC operation of this narco smuggling and terror funding syndicate is ongoing at SIA Jammu.
Top News
Latest News
