http://indianexpress.com/article/india/nia-arrests-pulwama-youth-with-let-links-4975913/
“NIA has arrested Tauseef Ahmed Malik, 25 years, son of Abdul Rashid Malik r/o Chandgam Pulwama today in case RC-20/2017/NIA/DLI related to the activists of LeT in India. The arrest has been done with the assistance of J&K Police,” an NIA statement said.
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Express News Service | New Delhi | Published: December 10, 2017 4:52 am
NIA on Saturday arrested a 25-year-old from Pulwama in Kashmir in connection with its case against an alleged LeT man who was arrested by the agency recently for carrying out reconnaissance of vital installations.
“NIA has arrested Tauseef Ahmed Malik, 25 years, son of Abdul Rashid Malik r/o Chandgam Pulwama today in case RC-20/2017/NIA/DLI related to the activists of LeT in India. The arrest has been done with the assistance of J&K Police,” an NIA statement said. NIA recently arrested Aurangabad resident Nayeem Mohammed who is also an accused in the 2006 Aurangabad Arms haul case.
“The role of Tauseef about his association with LeT had surfaced during the interrogation of the accused Nayeem. He has been in touch with LeT terrorists operating in Pulwama. He has also remained in contact with Nayeem since March 2017 when Nayeem had visited Pulwama and stayed with LeT terrorists for 3 months,” NIA statement said.
The accused will be brought to Delhi and produced before the NIA Special Court.
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Army officer injured as Pak forces violate ceasefire along LoC in J-K’s Rajouri
Reports said the officer was hit by a sniper fire.
india Updated: Dec 10, 2017 21:30 IST
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india...k-s-rajouri/story-R9a6YmDTLcKvwHY0qf1phI.html
A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) was injured when the Pakistani forces violated ceasefire by firing at Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, an Army official said on Sunday.
Pak troops fired at forward posts along the LoC in Bhawani belt of Noushera sector in Rajouri last evening, an Army officer said.
In the firing, one JCO - a subedar was injured, he said. The JCO was hospitalised and is reported to be stable, he added. Reports said he was hit by a sniper fire.
Earlier, on the night of December 7, an Army jawan was injured when Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing from small arms, automatics and mortars along the LoC in Poonch sector’s Digwar area.
Indian Army retaliated strongly and effectively, officials said.
On December 8 also, Pak army resorted to firing and shelling in Kalal, Laam and Jangarh sub-sectors of Noushera sector in Rajouri district.
According to Union Home Ministry data, Pakistani forces have violated ceasefire 724 times along the international border and the LoC till October this year in comparison to 449 times in 2016.
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http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ja...on-route-major-challenge-for-army/510751.html
Amir Karim Tantray
Tribune News Service
Jammu, December 9
The Army has been taken by surprise in the Gurez sector of north Kashmir as militants have chosen to wade through the Kishanganga to infiltrate into Kashmir instead of coming through mountainous passes along the Line of Control. The river is narrow and its water-level is about one and a half feet, making it easy for 100-odd militants to tread undetected even when soldiers’ binoculars and guns remain fixed on the mountains.
In the past six months, militants have used a clever strategy and infiltrated through the river. The Army, however, came to know when more than 100 militants, most of them from the Lashkar-e-Toiba, had already made it to this side.
The Kishanganga, known as Neelum in Pakistan, forms a natural border between the Indian and Pakistan parts of Kashmir. The Gurez sector remained immune from infiltration for most part of militancy in Kashmir until militants, in hordes, chose the route to infiltrate a few years ago. The river route of infiltration has become a new headache for the Army.
Though it has set up bunkers and other vigil points along the river, the step has come too late as more than 100 heavily armed and well-trained militants have already made to this side of the LoC. “It is a serious challenge for us,” said a senior Army officer on condition of anonymity.
Of the 100 terrorists, the Army has been able to neutralise about 25 and 15 have been arrested, according to sources. The rest 60 are still active in various parts of the Valley, sources said.
Maintaining vigil on the river is more challenging and once they are in, it is difficult to neutralise them as they mingle with locals, sources said.
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Jammu, December 10
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ja...ives-new-lease-of-life-to-addicts/511108.html
Offering a ray of hope to drug addicted youth, the police drug de-addiction and rehabilitation centre here has helped cure 94 per cent of the nearly 7,000 persons since it started operations four years ago.
The centre, initially with staff strength of six, was set up as a counselling centre in April 2013 to help drug addicts overcome the problem and has now turned into a full- fledged round-the-clock 20 bedded hospital.
Dozens of youth and their family members were present at the centre on Saturday as part of an interaction programme with Director General of state Police S P Vaid, who advised them to remain steadfast in their resolve to give up drugs for their own good and the society.
Funded by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs under civil action programme,
the centre has attended to 6,976 patient in outpatient department till date, of whom 279 including 38 police personnel availed indoor facility which was started in December last year, in-charge of the Centre Gurmeet Kour told PTI.
The doctor, a de-addiction expert, said
219 of the indoor patients were addicted to poly drug abuse like heroin, while 59 were alcoholics.
She said 56 patients left against medical advice and 17 others discharged on request but only 12 cases of relapse were reported since December last year. "The recovery rate of the centre is 94 per cent, which is a big achievement.It is the direct result of coordinated efforts and the support of police department,” Kour, who is heading a 19-member staff including yoga and meditation experts, said.
Superintendent of Police, headquarters, R C Kotwal said there are four types of drug abusers in Jammu and its peripheries with heroin users marking a steady increase over the past couple of years which is "most dangerous".
The first category is of those who are using prescribed drugs like
capsules, tablets, injections and cough syrups and mostly transporters are involved in it, he said adding charas and ganja, which is
smuggled from Chattisgarh, Odisha and parts of south Kashmir, are the most common.
"Police have recorded a remarkable achievement in their drive against drug peddlers and seized the biggest haul of heroin this year, worth crores of rupees in the international market. "The seizures and arrest are encouraging for the police, but the increased smuggling of heroin is also a warning sign for the days to come,” Kotwal said.
He said one gram of heroin, locally called "chitta", is costlier than gold. It is valued between Rs 4000 and Rs 6000 per gram. A 26-year-old youth, who is running a shop in the city, said he fell in the trap of drug traffickers two years back and became addicted to heroin. "I suffered huge losses....Two years back I decided to quit it and visited the drug de-addiction centre where I recovered fully," the businessman said.
He said he is getting married in February next year and looking forward to live a normal life. “Initially, the craving for heroin was high...Now I am normal,” he said, adding he had made a mistake in the past and would never repeat it again. A woman, who has been accompanying her son to the centre, said, “I am very thankful to the doctors who saved the life of my only son".
Kour said a large chunk of population was suffering from drug addiction making it a very serious issue. “Parents need to keep a close watch on their wards to ensure that they do not fell prey to the menace which is growing alarmingly,” she said and asked the victims to come forward, assuring all possible help at the drug de-addiction centre.
The doctor said she along with her team is visiting different districts, educational institutions and public gatherings including religious places as part of an awareness campaign. She said most people do not come forward because of shame and despair and stay aloof.
"It is just a disease and after appropriate treatment, a drug addict is bound to recover fully,” Kour said. After running OPD and day care successfully, she said a dire need for indoor facility was felt and last year on December 26, the first patient - a policeman - with severe alcohol addiction was admitted in the hospital setting the trend for inpatient treatment at the facility.
He was kept in the hospital along with his wife and gradually he recovered, she said. The doctor said addicts should not to be discriminated against but embraced, treated and rehabilitated.
Lauding the centre for its outstanding work, the police chief said the department was planning to open a de-addiction centers in all districts of state so that drug de-addiction services are easily available and accessible to people particularly those living in far off places. Thanking the government for providing land for drug de- addiction center at Srinagar, Vaid appealed it to provide land in Jammu and in districts to enhance the capacity to fight the menace in the state.
While interacting with patients, the DGP advised them to take full use of facilities provided at the centre. — PTI.
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http://zeenews.india.com/india/terr...-jk-grenades-found-in-possession-2064457.html
Srinagar: A terrorist sympathiser has been arrested and some grenades have been recovered from his possession in central Kashmir's Budgam district, police said on Saturday.
The 24-year-old over-ground worker, Mohammad Younis Sheikh, a resident of Chill Brass village of Khansahib area of the district, was apprehended near Keli Kadal area of Chadoora on Friday, a police official said.
He said four UBGL grenades were recovered from Sheikh's possession.
A case has been registered in the matter, the official said.
