As part of security beef up in the region, Army has pumped in nearly a division's strength into Jammu from reserves of Northern Command as well as Western Command.
Kashmir Tigers, a front of Jaish-e-Mohammed, had claimed responsibility of ambush. Nagrota-based 16 Corps had said initially that Doda incident was a joint operation with police.
In both cases from 2022, UAPA also invoked & trial has begun. Once booked under this law, there is no appeal & punishment is either life imprisonment or death sentence.
After preliminary investigations, the police identified the man as Rajesh saying the incident is believed to be a fallout of rivalry between two gangs from Jammu.
LeT’s Bilal Ahmed Bhat was wanted terrorist & accused of killing the Army officer in 2017. He initially began as overground worker for terror outfit before climbing up the ranks.
In a gazette notification Friday, home ministry said Landa has been involved in several ‘terrorist activities’, including 2022 attack on Punjab State Intelligence Headquarters.
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