NIA alleged the accused were part of a 'criminal conspiracy by Pakistan handlers of TuM and terror associates based in Poonch, Kuwait to execute terrorist activities against India.'
NIA arrested 3 from Kerala and 6 from West Bengal. Agency says they were planning a series of attacks at key installations across India. Accused were radicalised through social media.
Director General of Police Dilbag Singh, however, said the anti-infiltration grid is active and anti-tunnelling operations are underway to scuttle 'nefarious designs'.
Of the terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir this year, 77 were local recruits and 10 were foreign terrorists, according to data maintained by security forces.
According to official figures of armed forces, 35 local youths have joined terror groups in first four months of this year. Local recruitment in 2019 was 119.
In the third and fourth stage of an epidemic, the scale of infected population overwhelms the resources. The armed forces can be a huge support to the govt.
If arresting kite flyers was one of FATF's compliance requirements, then Pakistan would have transcended even the grey list to get itself on the white list.
Rohit Kansal, Jammu & Kashmir principal secretary (planning), said terrorists were scaling up anti-national activities by using VoIP and social media apps to coordinate.
ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
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