Topic: Jammu and Kashmir police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

In interview with J&K-based Gulistan News, home minister says govt has a 7-year blueprint for troops to 'slowly and surely' go to barracks, leaving law & order to police. In interview with J&K-based Gulistan News, home minister says govt has a 7-year blueprint for troops to 'slowly and surely' go to barracks, leaving law & order to police.

The administration ordered transfer and postings of six range DIGs leaving only the north Kashmir untouched.

Several politicians, including former J&K CMs Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah, have condemned the action by police, alleging that it will disaffect the youths with such punishment.

The police dept, first in India to use such a tracking bracelet on UAPA accused Ghulam Mohd Bhat as he was released on bail, is in process of acquiring more of this technology.

There were 16 local & 12 Pakistani terrorists active in Kulgam, Anantnag prior to Kokernag op, it is learnt. Security forces' main target there is Hizbul commander known as 'Doctor'.

Arrests made as part of focussed operation by SAI & CID of Jammu & Kashmir Police. They've so far verified and identified 369 of a list of 734 such absconders in 327 TADA/POTA cases.

On 21 May 1990, Mirwaiz Farooq, the head priest of Srinagar's Jama Masjid, was killed by Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists who are believed to have seen him as a 'peacenik' and an 'Indian agent'.

Police suspect Yasir Ahmed slit DG (Prisons) Hemant Kumar Lohia's throat & stabbed him multiple times before fleeing. He was arrested Tuesday from a field in Jammu's Ramban district.

48-year-old Mohammed Yaseen is suspected to have worked as a conduit for hawala money and delivered it to terror operatives Lashkar-e-Taiba and Al Badr.