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Time of India
09-08-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
J&K: Raids on terrorists' homes in Kishtwar
JAMMU: J&K police carried out Saturday multiple searches at the homes of Pakistan-based terrorists and alleged associates in Jammu's Kishtwar, a day after similar raids in neighbouring Doda. Saturday's searches covered 26 houses, including that of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Mohammad Amin Bhat alias 'Jehangir Saroori', with officials describing the action as part of a larger clampdown on the terror ecosystem in Kishtwar. The terrorists whose homes were targeted have been operating from Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and smuggle arms and ammunition from across the border, the officials said. As part of the clampdown on Friday, raids had rolled in Doda district's Chenab region, directed at the houses of Pakistan-based terrorists across 15 locations. 'The searches in Bhaderwah, Gandoh, Thathri and Kastigarh areas of Doda were aimed at intensifying the crackdown following terror activities in the district from across the border. Many based in Pakistan are helping foreign terrorists by providing them logistics and other support through their contacts here,' an official said. Separately, police have initiated the process of attaching properties of 36 terrorists, who hail from Kishtwar and are based in Pakistan or PoK. They were declared 'proclaimed offenders' in Jan last year, the officials said.
Indian Express
09-08-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Dozens of militants' houses raided in coordinated operation in J-K ahead of Independence Day
Ahead of Independence Day celebrations, the Jammu and Kashmir Police and security forces have searched over three dozen houses belonging to militants, who are presently in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, or overground workers (OGW) of terrorist groups, sources said. Police sources said that in a major clampdown in Kishtwar district on Saturday, multiple police teams simultaneously conducted raids at 26 houses of terrorists including that of a Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Mohammad Amin Bhat, alias Jehangir Saroori — one of the longest surviving terrorists in J-K. Saroori had joined Hizbul Mujahideen in the 1990s. Others whose houses were searched included terrorists who were operating from across the border and smuggling arms and ammunition into Jammu and Kashmir, sources said. The raids in Kishtwar came a day after similar searches were conducted jointly by the police and security forces at various places in adjoining Doda district on Friday. Sources said that the searches were held in connection with the ongoing investigations into cross-border terror networks carrying out activities aimed at disturbing the peace in the Chenab Valley region. The raids are part of an intensified surveillance operation to detect and dismantle any sleeper cells or support networks aiding terrorist activities in the Chenab Valley region, they said. However, there have been no reports of any arrest or seizures. Those whose residential premises were searched include Talib Hussain alias Farhad Mochi and Reham Ali, both residents of Gandoh, besides Zakir Hussain of Darena Bhalla. All three were said to be in Pakistan. The other three were alleged to be OGWs.
