Jammu and Kashmir News

Jammu (The Hawk): In the Kathua area of Jammu and Kashmir, a vehicle accident claimed the lives of three family members and injured another two.
Late on Wednesday night, according to police, a private vehicle left the driver's control in the Bani neighbourhood of the Kathua district.
"The car slid into a 300-foot-deep gorge." Three family members were instantly slain.
Police reported that "two injured victims were rescued and have been transferred to the government medical college hospital in Kathua town."
(Inputs from Agencies)

In the Kathua area of Jammu and Kashmir, a vehicle accident claimed the lives of three family members and injured another two.

J&K's Kathua road accident kills 3

Jammu and Kashmir

New Delhi (The Hawk): In light of the Supreme Court's most recent decision regarding the anti-money laundering statute, Mehbooba Mufti withdrew her appeal against the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) from the Delhi High Court on Wednesday.
Mufti is a former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and the president of the People's Democratic Party.
The petition was dismissed by a division bench consisting of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad.
Mufti had challenged Section 50 of the PMLA, stating that the state had been antagonistic toward her, her acquaintances, and her family friends who had all been summoned after her release from detention following the formal abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution. She had protested that "their personal gadgets were seized in the course."
According to Mufti, she was not told if she was being called as a witness or an accused, why she was being called, or what the scheduled offence under the PMLA was that led to the proceedings for which summons had been issued to me.
She was not under investigation nor was she accused of any of the planned offences listed in the PMLA, according to Mufti.
On the other hand, the Supreme Court was also debating a number of petitions that contested various PMLA clauses.
(Inputs from Agencies)

In light of the Supreme Court's most recent decision regarding the anti-money laundering statute, Mehbooba Mufti withdrew her appeal against the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) from the Delhi High Court on Wednesday.

Mehbooba withdraws her appeal before Delhi High Court against the PMLA provision

Srinagar (The Hawk): Mehbooba Mufti, a former chief minister and president of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), moved to a private home outside of Srinagar, J&amp;K, on Monday after leaving her official residence there.
Mehbooba Mufti had received a warning from the authorities to leave the high-security Gupkar Road home in Srinagar that she had been living in ever since she was became the state's chief minister.
According to a PDP spokeswoman, "She has moved to a private house in the Khimber neighbourhood on the outskirts of Srinagar city."
According to accounts, her sister owns the home in the Khimber neighbourhood where the former Chief Minister moved today.
The government had reportedly offered Mufti an other place to stay in Srinagar, but she turned it down.
(Inputs from Agencies)

Mehbooba Mufti, a former chief minister and president of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), moved to a private home outside of Srinagar, J&K, on Monday after leaving her official residence there.

Mehbooba Mufti leaves her Srinagar official residence

Jammu (The Hawk): Within hours of his arrest, a Pakistani national who was detained on the International Border (IB) by the border security force (BSF) was returned to his country.
Within hours of being detained on Tuesday while attempting to cross over to the Indian side, Shahzad, a resident of Rangoor village in Pakistan, was repatriated, according to officials, at a flag meeting between the BSF and Pakistan rangers in the Ramgarh sector of the IB.
The subject was discovered to have a mental disability when being questioned, they continued.
(Inputs from Agencies)

Within hours of his arrest, a Pakistani national who was detained on the International Border (IB) by the border security force (BSF) was returned to his country.

Pakistani infiltrator detained along IB in Samba, J&K, repatriated

Jammu (The Hawk): On the International Border (IB) in Jammu on Tuesday, two different infiltration attempts were thwarted, one of which resulted in the death of an intruder and the capture of another, according to officials.
According to authorities, in the first incident, Border Security Force (BSF) troops saw suspicious activity early on Tuesday morning close to the Jabowal checkpoint in the Arnia sub-sector.
"Fire was discharged at the intruder. His corpse was spotted close to the barbed wire. The event took place at 2.30 in the morning, "sources were said.
In the second incident, a Pakistani invader was captured by the BSF when he approached the fencing close to the Ramgarh sector after crossing the IB.
"The gate was opened and he was carried to the Indian side of the fence. So far, nothing illegal has been discovered in his possession "It added that a search was being conducted in the neighbourhood.
(Inputs from Agencies)

On the International Border (IB) in Jammu on Tuesday, two different infiltration attempts were thwarted, one of which resulted in the death of an intruder and the capture of another, according to officials.

Two infiltration attempts were thwarted in Jammu; one invader killed and another captured

Srinagar (The Hawk): In a joint operation, the Army and the Jammu and Kashmir police captured three hybrid terrorists in the Srinagar area of Central Kashmir along with a sizable cache of weapons and ammunition, officials said on Sunday.
"Srinagar Authorities and Army (2RR) captured three hybrid terrorists from the outskirts of Srinagar together with a big consignment of weaponry and ammunition, comprising three AK rifles, two pistols, nine magazines, 200 rounds, and other incriminating documents," according to police.
More research is being done.
(Inputs from Agencies)

In a joint operation, the Army and the Jammu and Kashmir police captured three hybrid terrorists in the Srinagar area of Central Kashmir along with a sizable cache of weapons and ammunition, officials said on Sunday.

Three hybrid terrorists have been apprehended in Srinagar

Srinagar (The Hawk): Security agencies have discovered that Mukhtar Baba, a former Kashmiri journalist, is responsible for the recent terrorist threats against local journalists.
Security agencies discovered that former journalist, Mukhtar Baba is the mastermind behind putting out the list of journalists accusing them of being informers for the security forces after resignations by five Kashmiri journalists over the anonymous online threats to over a dozen of them.
Following the release of the list of more than a dozen Kashmiri journalists who were allegedly working for the security forces or intelligence agencies, the J&amp;K police filed a FIR under the UAPA (Unlawful Activities Prevention Act) and investigations were started.
According to police sources, intelligence analysis based on inputs from Central Intelligence Agencies suggests that Mukhtar Baba frequently travels to Pakistan from Turkey and is responsible for spreading false information and preparing young people in the Valley for terrorism under the guise of The Resistance Front (TRF), a Lashkar-e-Taiba offshoot (LeT).
"Sajjad Gul, a native of Srinagar, is one of the TRF's key operatives and is involved in making threats. Six people who are in touch with Baba and giving him information have been identified by the agency.
"On the basis of impartial evidence, the agencies have identified more than six people, including four journalists and two government workers. In order to provide an effective response to the challenge, they have suggested a mission-based approach to identify these elements, collect evidence by mapping their properties, their use of telecommunications, and their travel both domestically and abroad, according to sources.
Before fleeing to Turkey, Mukhtar Baba, who was formerly a resident of Srinagar's central business district, moved to the Nowgam neighbourhood. His network of insider informants includes journalists, and it is on their advice that he compiled the most recent threat list.
He continued to be associated with the terrorist group Hizbullah in the 1990s, but was expelled from the group when it was discovered that he had been involved in the sale of AK-47 rifles to a rival terrorist group.
The intelligence agencies' dossier on Mukhtar Baba states, "Thereafter, he remained associated with Masrat Alam's Muslim League and is notorious for his coercive means to compel journalists and media outlets in the Valley to toe Pakistani and terrorist line in reporting and opinions.
According to sources, he has always maintained ties to Pakistani intelligence services while participating in a number of secessionist organisations in Srinagar. Additionally active on social media, Baba has made a concerted effort to advance the narrative at the urging of adversarial foreign agencies.
Mukhtar Baba, 55, is well-versed in Kashmir's media landscape having previously worked as a journalist for four Valley-based media outlets. He spent a significant amount of time in 1990 incarcerated in Jammu's Kot Bhalwal Jail.
According to sources, Mukhtar Baba was sent to Turkey at some point in 2018 by Jodha Carin Fischer, an American with German ancestry who worked as a deep penetration ISI agent in Jammu and Kashmir for almost eight years before her cover was blown and she was forcibly deported out.
On November 12, the Srinagar Police announced the filing of a case against the handlers, active terrorists, and on-the-ground workers (OGWs) of the terrorist group LeT and its offshoot TRF for the online publication and distribution of a letter making direct threats against Kashmir-based journalists and reporters. The FIR was filed at Shergari Police Station under sections 13 of the UAPA and 505, 153B, 124A, and 506 of the IPC.
(Inputs from Agencies)

Security agencies have discovered that Mukhtar Baba, a former Kashmiri journalist, is responsible for the recent terrorist threats against local journalists.

Threats against local journalists were planned by an ex-Kashmiri journalist: Police

Srinagar (The Hawk): According to officials, soldiers intervened to put out a large fire that started at a mosque in the Ladakh town of Drass.
"Around 5.30 p.m., a large fire started in the Jama Masjid Hanfiya. After receiving the information, soldiers from the Drass Warrior Brigade were immediately called into action. They responded quickly to the incident and quickly arrived at the scene, where the fire was raging and threatening to consume the entire Masjid premises "officials in the army said.
After more than three hours, the soldiers extinguished the fire successfully with the help of local Drass residents.
There weren't any losses.
(Inputs from Agencies)

According to officials, soldiers intervened to put out a large fire that started at a mosque in the Ladakh town of Drass.

Soldiers assist in putting out the Drass mosque fire

Jammu (The Hawk): A road accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district claimed the lives of three persons on Monday, including a PWD executive engineer, according to the police.
Near the village of Asrar, a car carrying four people lost control and slammed into the Chenab River.
An assistant executive engineer and the vehicle's driver were the other two victims.
The tragedy also resulted in the injuries of a supervising engineer.
According to the police, he was transferred to a government hospital in Doda Town, where the treating medical professionals assessed his condition as critical.
Doda district's roads have a reputation for being dangerous.
(Inputs from Agencies)

A road accident in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district claimed the lives of three persons on Monday, including a PWD executive engineer, according to the police.

3 people died in a road accident in J&K

Srinagar (The Hawk): How does one advance a cause by remaining neutral? The choice of Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, two former chief ministers of J&amp;K, to forego running as candidates in the assembly elections is a clue to the riddle's solution.
Former chief minister and vice president of the National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah has stated that he will not run for office unless J&amp;K is granted statehood again.
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti made the exact same statement.
However, it is apparent that both the NC and the PDP would run candidates in the upcoming UT assembly elections, leaving no room for the BJP, which repealed article 370 and reduced the state to the status of a Union Territory.
Will the horses still compete if their riders are absent? Can the two leaders' absence, or their participation in the assembly elections for that matter, help restore statehood?
What happened to the autonomy resolution voted by the state assembly on June 26, 2000, when NC president Dr. Farooq Abdullah was the chief minister, if resolutions issued by the J&amp;K assembly had the constitutional authority?
Since then, NC has expressed regret about the Center's decision to toss the autonomy resolution into the trash.
Why, therefore, didn't the NC or the state government at the time argue the same before the Supreme Court if that resolution had any legal or constitutional validity?
The Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), which was founded in the belief that all like-minded political parties should band together to fight for the reinstatement of articles 370 and 35A and the statehood of J&amp;K, now includes the two parties, NC and the PDP.
Omar declared that the NC will run candidates for each of the 90 seats up for election in the assembly, but Dr. Farooq Abdullah promptly intervened to preserve the PAGD by saying that the numbers would be decided after consulting the parties in the PAGD.
Adversity brings out the strangest in people, but the NC and the PDP are two of the strangest bedfellows it has ever produced. In fact, the NC leaders have long cried foul that the PDP was a creation of the national security services intended to shrink the NC.
When the former established an alliance government with the BJP after the 2015 assembly elections, the NC once again claimed that the PDP was the "Central intelligence birth of the party."
The "saint" and "sinner" have now made the decision to partake in alcohol together for "the greater cause."
It is up to the "saint" to explain how the "sinner" and the "saint" can ever have a similar cause.
In order to restore J&amp;K's special status and statehood, the two parties assert that they have put aside their differences.
Even if the two parties win a landslide during those elections, how would fighting an assembly election accomplish these two goals?
And how would the fact that Omar and Mehbooba chose not to participate in the election lend moral support to the other leaders of the two parties who did participate?
For another 100 years, J&amp;K assembly elections can be won or lost without having any bearing on the repeal of Article 370 and the state's downgrading.
A provision that was inserted in the constitution as a temporary clause was repealed by the nation's parliament. Just now, the Parliament repealed a temporary rule it had established.
Any UT or state assembly in India cannot decide whether or not the abrogation of article 370 was within the constitutional jurisdiction of the nation's Parliament.
The country's Supreme Court or the Parliament itself are the only constitutional authorities with the power to do this.
Elections for assemblies cannot be used as a battlefield for constitutional conflicts. A state cannot become a state by winning an assembly election, either.
Can it really be believed that Omar and Mehbooba are ignorant of these fundamental legal and constitutional principles? Even the most ignorant of their supporters would not accept that.
Every Indian citizen has the basic right to participate in or abstain from voting.
Without casting doubt on their nationalist credentials, a person can also choose whether or not to cast a ballot in a vote.
The two previous chief ministers are the only ones who can understand seeking to avoid elections because J&amp;K is no longer a state or urging voters to support their party because Article 370 needs to be reinstated.
For years, political campaigns have used false promises of rock salt and green handkerchiefs to fleece Kashmiris.
After so many lives were wasted in the pursuit of a goal that turned out to be a phantom, using religious sentiments to win political favours would not be helpful.
Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, as respected leaders of J&amp;K, have a moral and legal need to reflect and determine if attempting to give that "mirage" a rebirth in whatever form is in the interests of anyone other than the nation's adversaries.
(Inputs from Agencies)

How does one advance a cause by remaining neutral? The choice of Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, two former chief ministers of J&K, to forego running as candidates in the assembly elections is a clue to the riddle's solution.

In J&K, can political horses win while their riders remain neutral?

Srinagar (The Hawk): Kashmiri separatists had lavish mansions and offices both inside and outside Jammu and Kashmir for three decades.
Since the political regimes lacked the guts to take them on, Pakistani stooges used to operate a parallel system in Kashmir as supporters of the neighbouring nation.
The Income Tax Department confiscated the late Syed Ali Shah Geelani's Delhi home in April 2019 as part of a crackdown on separatists related to a Rs 3.62 crore tax fraud case against him. Geelani was the chairman of the Hurriyat Conference. The seized property was situated in the Malviya Nagar neighbourhood of South Delhi.
Asiya Andrabi's home was attached by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in July 2019, marking the first time in 30 years that a property belonged to a separatist leader in Kashmir. Andrabi is the self-described leader of the women's radical group Dukhtaran-e-Millat. Under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, her residence in Soura on the outskirts of Srinagar was taken (UAPA). Andrabi was accused by the NIA of "waging war" against the nation and of disseminating "hateful messages and statements against India" on social media, according to the NIA's charge sheet against her.
Her organisation participated in anti-Indian activities and encouraged the Kashmiri people to rebel militarily against the Indian government with support from terrorist groups stationed in Pakistan. In a case involving the sponsorship of terrorist operations earlier this month, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached the separatist Shabir Ahmad Shah's home, which was worth Rs 21.80 lakh.
Investigations had shown that Shah had been involved in obtaining money through hawala and other methods from the Pakistani establishment as well as from the terrorist group Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and other terrorist organisations located in Pakistan. Then, in Kashmir, these funds were utilised to finance and assist terrorist activities. rigid legislation created The noose on separatists and sympathisers of terrorism was tightened further after the Centre announced its decision to revoke J&amp;K's special status and split it into two Union Territories on August 5, 2019.
To imprison those who assist terrorism, strict laws were drafted. Under the UAPA, the Jammu and Kashmir Police initiated a campaign to confiscate the homes and vehicles of terrorist supporters. Under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, J&amp;K Police received approval in 2021 for the seizure of 75 cars (mainly two- and four-wheelers), five homes, six shops, property, and money (UAPA). Sealing 9 Jamaat properties Authorities in South Kashmir's Shopian region seized nine properties belonging to the outlawed Jamaat-e-Islami at the beginning of this month, including two school buildings and separate plots.
According to the government's directive, anyone other than SIA and police investigators is not permitted to enter or use confiscated property for the purpose of conducting an investigation. The State Investigation Agency has located 30 additional Jamaat-e-Islami properties in north and south Kashmir that are valued at crores and would soon be sealed. The law enforcement agencies are preparing to seal the properties, which are estimated to be worth Rs 10 crore. To prevent funding for secessionist actions and to destroy the ecosystem of anti-national forces and terrorist networks opposed to the country's sovereignty, separatists' properties are being sealed. People have been cautioned by the J&amp;K Police not to shelter terrorists or their allies.
"Don't harbour or provide refuge to terrorists or their associates. Property attachments will be used in addition to legal action as required by law "It issued a warning. Major Move Seizing the assets of separatists and the groups advancing Pakistan's agenda has proven to be a crucial step in destroying the terror infrastructure that exists in Kashmir. The former political governments failed to take any action for 30 years to dismantle the terror infrastructure in Kashmir.
The separatists were able to amass riches during the previous regimes that was out of proportion to their recognised sources of income. Organizations like the Jamaat, JKLF, Hurriyat, and others were even permitted to build up offices around Kashmir. corporate organisations The separatist organisations ran like business entities, including paying their goons salary. Numerous choices were made in 2019 to put an end to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in Kashmir after the Prime Minister Narendra Modi administration repealed Article 370, a transitory clause in the Constitution.
The government's campaign to eliminate the emblems of sedition and separatism in the Valley includes taking control of separatists' homes and closing down their offices. Due to the closure of the separatist offices where these events were to be planned, Kashmir has not had any shutdowns, street protests, or stone-pelting incidents over the past three years.
The fact that their financing sources have been shut down means that the separatist organisations no longer operate as corporate houses. Jamaat-operated schools and those controlled by other extreme groups are now closed. Common people in J&amp;K have also rejected those who ran their businesses by promoting insurrection and separatism and peddling illusions like "Azadi."
In J&amp;K, the average person has come to understand that separatists are not their friends. They were Pakistan's agents, and they received payment for upsetting people's daily routines. With the end of separatism and terrorism, Kashmir has begun its road toward peace, prosperity, and development.
(Inputs from Agencies)

Kashmiri separatists had lavish mansions and offices both inside and outside Jammu and Kashmir for three decades. Since the political regimes lacked the guts to take them on, Pakistani stooges used to operate a parallel system in Kashmir as supporters of the neighbouring nation.

J&K: The final phase of the crackdown on separatists has begun

Srinagar (The Hawk): In the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, four terrorist sympathisers connected to the outlawed LeT were detained, and explosives were found in their possession, according to the police.
They have been identified as Adil Ghani Lone, Karamat-ul-lah Reshi, Suhail Bashir Ganai, Irshad Ahmed Kumar, and Karamulla Tral locals, respectively. Suhail Bashir Ganai and Adil Ghani Lone both reside in Chewa Uller Tral.
According to the police, explosive chemicals and other incriminating materials were found in their possession.
"During preliminary investigation, it was found that the arrested terrorist associates were in contact with LeT terrorist commander alias Babar alias Samama, resident of PoK," police said. "They were in a bid to hatch conspiracy to plant IED in Tral area with the intend to cause damage to police/security Forces."
Additionally, the terrorist associates who were apprehended were involved in providing weapons, ammunition, and other logistical support to the LeT's active terrorists.
Further inquiry has been initiated after a FIR was filed.
(Inputs from Agencies)

In the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, four terrorist sympathisers connected to the outlawed LeT were detained, and explosives were found in their possession, according to the police.

Four terrorists are detained in Kashmir

Jammu (The Hawk): In the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, a member of the terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda was captured carrying a hand grenade, according to police.
A police party from Ramban stopped Amiruddin Khan, a native of Mashita Haora in West Bengal, on the national route between Jammu and Srinagar, according to an officer.
He said that an Al-Qaeda member's possession of a Chinese hand grenade was found.
The official stated that additional investigation is ongoing while a complaint has been filed against the arrested suspect at the Ramban police station under the pertinent provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Arms Act, and the Explosive Act.
(Inputs from Agencies)

In the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, a member of the terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda was captured carrying a hand grenade, according to police.

An Al Qaeda operative was apprehended in Ramban, J&K

Srinagar (The Hawk): The police on Thursday rescued three tourists who were stranded in the Afarwat heights of Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg ski resort.&nbsp;
After learning about the stranded visitors on Wednesday evening, a rescue team hastened to the region, according to police sources.
According to the sources, Bharadwaj, Raju, and Ananya, three visitors who were saved, are all residents of Hyderabad.
"The travellers praised the cops for saving them in a timely manner. They admitted that they got disoriented after heading in the direction of the cable car (gondola)."
(Inputs from Agencies)

The police on Thursday rescued three tourists who were stranded in the Afarwat heights of Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg ski resort.

Police rescue 3 visitors who were trapped in Gulmarg

Jammu (The Hawk): The bodies of an engaged couple were discovered hanging in the Ramban area of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, according to the local police.
The bodies of Amresh Singh, who was 26 years old, and Sapna Devi, who was 20 years old, were discovered late Monday evening under circumstances that are being investigated as potentially suspicious.
According to officials within the police department, "Inquest proceedings have been launched after a FIR was registered in the incident."
Further details were awaited.
(Inputs from Agencies)

The bodies of an engaged couple were discovered hanging in the Ramban area of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, according to the local police.

Engagement pair discovered hanging in Ramban, J&K

Jammu (The Hawk): The longest flyover in Jammu and Kashmir has been built and is currently awaiting an official opening.
This 4.6 km flyover, which connects Kanal Head and Ganesh Vihar Mithi in close proximity to the Directorate of School Education Jammu, was constructed on the Jammu-Akhnoor road. Even though it is finished, the people have not yet received a formal dedication.
The construction company is awaiting an official inaugurator from the Indian government.
The Union Ministry of Roads and Highways has contracted Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited to work on the road widening project, which has a total cost of Rs 1,345 crore and has been broken down into four packages.
Under Package II, the flyover was built, and under Package III, 60% of the construction had been finished.
The longest canal head in Jammu and Kashmir, the Tagnesh Vihar Mithi flyover, was finished fast and without a single mishap, according to S.P. Sangwan, general manager of the Project Monitoring Unit Jammu-Akhnoor.
Beginning in November 2018, the development project was halted for nearly two years as residents of a few Palura village filed a High Court petition. In January 2021, ownership of the flyover's land was changed. Due to the global Covid outbreak, there was a shortage of both labour and materials, including oxygen cylinders for welding, but the firm managed to finish the project on September 15th, 2022.
Structures were demolished during this phase, a water supply line was moved, and underground 11 and 33 kV VHT line cabling was moved. The project was given to M/S Singhala Construction Company, who spent Rs 274 crore building the 4.6 km long flyover with eight lanes, including four service lanes.
(Inputs from Agencies)

The longest flyover in Jammu and Kashmir has been built and is currently awaiting an official opening. This 4.6 km flyover, which connects Kanal Head and Ganesh Vihar Mithi in close proximity to the Directorate of School Education Jammu, was constructed on the Jammu-Akhnoor road.

The longest flyover in J&K is prepared and awaits inauguration

Srinagar (The Hawk): Is Pakistan utilising the same drug-push tactics it used in Punjab in Kashmir? It certainly seems to be. The future generation in Kashmir is being targeted by drug traffickers who are selling poison to it at the request of Pakistan, which wants to enslave the children to fight its proxy war in Jammu and Kashmir.
One of the main problems facing the government and law enforcement authorities in Kashmir is the drug trade.
The J&amp;K Police consistently seize illegal substances and detain the drug dealers, who are active in every district of the Valley.
In Kashmir, the drug trade is nothing new. Since the former political governments paid little attention to containing this threat, it has thrived for a long time. In Kashmir, drug usage has evolved into a monster that hunts down and devours young people.
Under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PIT-NDPS), the divisional administration in Kashmir issued 106 detention orders in the first nine months of 2022. Efforts are being made to prevent young people from falling into the hands of drug dealers and traffickers.
A 35% increase is revealed by the NCRB Report.
Drug misuse cases increased by 35% in 2021 compared to instances reported in 2020, according to a National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report on the subject published in September 2022.
According to the NCRB data, J&amp;K had 1,681 NDPS, 1985 act instances registered in 2020, up from the 1,222 cases reported in 2020.
According to the statistics, of the 1,222 incidents that were registered in 2020, 289 involved convicts who were discovered to be in possession of drugs for their own use or consumption, while 933 involved convicts who were found to be in possession of narcotics intended for trafficking.
There have been a number of sudden, unexplained fatalities in Kashmir caused by drug overdoses, but most of the time, the family don't accept it. To prevent the kin of the deceased from being shunned, even hospitals certify these deaths as being due to heart arrest.
The J&amp;K Police Chief outs Pakistan
Dilbag Singh, the head of the J&amp;K Police, claimed in September 2019 that the majority of the drugs smuggled into Jammu and Kashmir came from Pakistan to fund terrorist activities shortly after Article 370, a temporary clause in the Indian Constitution, was repealed.
Singh has disclosed that Pakistan intended to utilise Kashmir's future generation of drug addicts as a tool to maintain the conflict by smuggling drugs into the region.
MHA takes notice seriously.
The Union Home Ministry, led by Amit Shah, gave the law enforcement agencies clear instructions to eradicate "narcoterrorism" on August 5, 2019, when it revoked J&amp;K's special status and divided it into two Union Territories. As a result, security agencies cracked down on drug traffickers "Kashmiri origin.
The security agencies regularly updated the politicians who ruled J&amp;K till 2008 about the entrenched corridor for smuggling drugs from Pakistan to Kashmir and then the rest of India. As a result, they were aware of the actual situation on the ground. However, the prior leaders paid little attention to the security agencies' warning signs.
The route for drug traffickers used to be Keran village in Kupwara's frontier district. The shipments left Keran and travelled to the Rajouri border before being sent to other states from Jammu.
In 2020, the Jammu and Kashmir Police captured 49.7 kilogrammes of brown sugar and 36.08 kilogrammes of pure heroin from various locations in Kashmir.
According to a charge sheet submitted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in a case involving narco-terrorism in September 2021, terrorist organisations including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen were responsible for the drug trade in Jammu and Kashmir.
Natives of J&amp;K utilised as tools
Along with delivering weapons including bombs, firearms, and grenades, Pakistan has been supplying drugs to J&amp;K. It merely claims to be a supporter of the Kashmiri people, but in reality, it is their deadliest enemy.
Pakistan sent armed terrorists into Kashmir in 1990, starting a proxy war that it has waged using J&amp;K residents as its tools. Since then, terrorist handlers have taken every possible measure to undermine J&amp;K.
Government moves quickly.
The situation in J&amp;K has altered during the past three years as a result of the government's quick action against the terrorists and those who support them. The security forces have been given explicit orders to eradicate all types of terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir, including narco-terrorism.
52,404 people in the Valley are currently dependent on drugs, according to a recent survey by the Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (IMHNS), Government Medical College, Srinagar, in partnership with the Social Welfare Department and Directorate of Health Service Kashmir in 10 districts throughout Kashmir. The survey was conducted recently.
According to the poll, 22 years old is the typical age at which heroin use begins in Kashmir, with a usage rate of almost 95%.
The survey also revealed that opioids were the most widely used psychoactive substance in every district of Kashmir, and that substance abuse was primarily observed among the region's unemployed, who made up slightly more than 25.2% of the overall population.
The Army, the police, and other government agencies have been working nonstop to assist young people in ending their drug use. To help substance addicts alter their lives, numerous drug rehabilitation facilities have been established around the Valley.
Funds have been granted under the Nasha Mukt Bharat scheme to various departments to identify drug addicts so they can be treated and rescued from the death trap that the drug traffickers, who are aided and financed by Pakistan, have placed them in.
Last month, CNN-News 18 claimed that drug misuse cases had increased by 2000% in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the report, the Government Medical College in Srinagar's Oral Substitution Therapy Center (OST) saw 489 patients in 2016 before reaching 10,000 in 2021.
Everyman plays a part
The idea that Pakistan is a friend and supporter of the people of J&amp;K has been disproved by its plot to make Kashmir a refuge for drug users. The common guy in J&amp;K needs to recognise that the government and security forces cannot defeat this menace on their own.
Every resident of J&amp;K would need to do their part to fight "narco-terrorism.""
The youthful generation in Kashmiri society needs to wake up and recognise how close it is to a catastrophe from which it will never recover. People have a responsibility to protect their children from the available toxins.
The civil society in J&amp;K must play a significant part. Everyone must speak up and tell drug traffickers that they will not be permitted to carry out their evil intentions, from parents to religious leaders. Law enforcement agencies are keeping a close eye, and the administration is providing all the support it can, but until the "narco-terrorism" stops, it will be impossible to completely eradicate the terrorism from J&amp;K.
(Inputs from Agencies)

Is Pakistan utilising the same drug-push tactics it used in Punjab in Kashmir? It certainly seems to be. The future generation in Kashmir is being targeted by drug traffickers who are selling poison to it at the request of Pakistan, which wants to enslave the children to fight its proxy war in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Jammu (The Hawk): According to officials, a fire on Friday in a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar region resulted in the destruction of numerous homes and other buildings.
The authorities stated, "Fire broke out in Chug village of Pangi valley of Kishtwar district during the night," adding that there had been no reports of any casualties.
The village has a Hindu and Buddhist population and is bordered by Himachal Pradesh, according to the officials.
(Inputs from Agencies)

According to officials, a fire on Friday in a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar region resulted in the destruction of numerous homes and other buildings.

Homes in a J&K village are destroyed by fire

Srinagar: A terrorist was killed in an encounter between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Thursday, police said.
"An encounter took place at Asthan Marg in general area of Kausarnag, Kulgam district in which one terrorist got killed. Search still going on," police said.
The firefight started after a joint team of police and security forces got an input about the presence of terrorists in that area.
After security forces cordoned off the area, terrorist hiding there started firing, drawing retaliation by the security forces.&nbsp;
—IANS

A terrorist was killed in an encounter between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Thursday, police said.

 Terrorist killed in encounter at J&K's Kulgam

Srinagar (The Hawk): Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir signed the instrument of accession on October 26, 1947, and the Indian Army landed here to expel the tribal invaders soon after.
The day has been recognised by the J&amp;K government as the accession day and is a national holiday since 2020.
The first Governor General of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, referred to the union of the former Jammu and Kashmir state with the newly created Pakistan as "the unfinished task of partition" after the subcontinent was divided on August 15, 1947, creating the independent nations of India and Pakistan.
Pakistan invaded J&amp;K with members of the Waziristani Afridi tribe in order to accomplish its goal.
It was carefully arranged that the tribal attackers would take the loot and Pakistan would take the territory.
Like vultures on a dead animal, the tribal people of Kashmir flocked there. One to ten men outnumbered the Maharaja's troops. The invading tribals robbed, raped, and plunder like any barbarian invader would do despite the first resistance, but it was ineffective.
From day one, the people of Kashmir had understood their intentions, and they fought alongside the Indian Army to expel the invaders.
Kashmiris' resistance to the tribal invasion is demonstrated by the fact that more than 6,000 of them died battling the invaders.
On October 27, 1947, the first Indian Air Force sortie touched down at the Srinagar airport, and the soldiers thereafter entered the city.
The fight of Shalteng, which took place on the outskirts of Srinagar, was one of the biggest conflicts the army engaged in with the tribal people.
Maharaja Hari Singh had departed the Valley after the tribals damaged the Mohra Power Station and cut off the electricity to the palace and Srinagar city. The tribals killed the engineer who was in charge there.
The Poonch district revolt, which the Maharaja was also dealing with, was also being discreetly encouraged from the other side of the border.
More than 1,000 troops are said to have died chasing the tribal people away.
Tribals who had been uprooted from Srinagar's outskirts were unable to establish themselves until they crossed the Kohala Bridge over the Jhelum River into regions that are currently occupied by Pakistan.
The local population served as the Indian army's eyes and ears, and they used various means to vent their rage at the invading tribes.
In the Valley, where residents organised small resistance organisations against the invaders, this cry could be heard everywhere: "Hamlawar Khabardar Hum Kashmiri Hain Tayar (Invaders beware, we are ready to battle you out).
Although broad peace had been achieved by the beginning of September 1947, the invasion was resisted until 1948.
In 1948, the UN dispatched a team of observers to J&amp;K to monitor the line of cease-fire between Pakistan and India. Finally, this line was used as the de facto boundary known as the Line of Control (LoC).
The Indian Army displayed exemplary gallantry in their combat against the tribals, resulting in the deaths of 1,103 troops from all ranks.
During the J&amp;K Operations of 1947–1948, the Indian army received 3 twin Vir Chakra awards, 284 Vir Chakra awards, 47 Maha Vir Chakra awards, and 5 Param Vir Chakra awards.
The Indian Army lost 76 officers, 31 JCOs, and 996 other ranks throughout the protracted combat, for a total of 1103.
The army's and the residents' sacrifices allowed Jammu and Kashmir to finally achieve its independence.
(Inputs from Agencies)

Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir signed the instrument of accession on October 26, 1947, and the Indian Army landed here to expel the tribal invaders soon after.

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