Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday wrote a letter to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha seeking the release of Kashmiris detained by the security forces in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.
A woman Naxalite was killed and a .303 rifle recovered during an encounter between security forces and Naxalite in the forested border area of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, officials said on Tuesday.
This comes after another Pakistani national was detained by Border Security Force (BSF) troops after he illegally crossed the border in the Gurdaspur area of Punjab, an official said on Monday.
Amid the rising tensions between India and Pakistan, the Border Security Force and the Rajasthan Police personnel are creating awareness among the people around defence establishments in the border area of the State, said Jaisalmer Superintendent of Police Sudhir Choudhary.
Lateef, who served in the Public Health Department, was reportedly taken from his residence during a late-night raid, with his current whereabouts unknown.
At least four individuals have reportedly been forcibly disappeared, allegedly by security forces in Pakistan, while one previously missing student has returned in critical condition, continuing the trend of enforced disappearances in Balochistan, as reported by The Balochistan Post (TBP).
A Pakistani national was detained by Border Security Force (BSF) troops after he illegally crossed the border in Gurdaspur area of Punjab, official said on Monday.
Security Forces in Manipur, in a significant haul on Sunday, recovered caches of arms and ammunition from Samuchep Lok/Nala, bordering Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts, including two SLRs, one SBBL gun, two improvised mortars, four hand grenades, two locally made 9 mm pistols and tea
In a joint operation carried out on Monday, Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch Police and Army's Romeo Force busted a suspected terror hideout in the Surankot village of Poonch, recovering 5 Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), multiple radio sets, wires and binoculars and blankets.
The operations took place in coordination with Manipur Police, CRPF, BSF, and ITBP and led to the apprehension of 17 cadres from the hill and valley-based groups and recovery of 31 weapons, 14 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), grenades, ammunition and war-like-stores.