The bodies were recovered from the forested areas of Ohli Kuntwara following an intensive joint search operation by the Jammu and Kashmir Police along with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Army.
As a chill across the region of Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir persisted after the killing of two Village Defence Guards (VDGs), Congress leaders on Friday condemned the Central government for not doing enough to stop the militancy in the region.
"Sanatan Dharm Sabha has called for a complete shutdown to protest against the killing of our village DGs. We appeal to the Home Minister to take strict action to crush the militancy which is on the rise again and provide high technological weapons to security forces," Arvind Parihar, Presid
Following the killing of two Village Defence Guards in the Kishtwar region of Jammu and Kashmir, the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders condemned the attack and said that the government will be taking strict action against the militants.
Tensions persisted in Jammu and Kashmir following the killing of two Village Defence Guards (VDG) in Kishtwar, with the people in the region protesting and demanding on Friday that the government take strict action to crush the militancy in the state.
"Deeply saddened & concerned by the attack that resulted in the deaths of Kuldeep Kumar & Nazeer Ahmed Padder of Kuntwara in Kishtwar, members of the local village defence committee. The terrorists killed two innocent men who had taken their livestock to graze. I condemn this attack
Bharatiya Janata Party leader (BJP) Kavinder Gupta attacked the ruling National Conference- Congress government and said that the terror attacks in the state had increased after two village defence guards were killed in an attack in Kishtwar.
The LG paid homage to the two deceased Nazir Ahmad and Kuldeep Kumar who were killed in the attack and reiterated the Government's resolve to destroy terror outfits and avenge the barbaric act.
"JKNC President Dr Farooq Abdullah and VP & Chief Minister @OmarAbdullah have condemned the gruesome killing of two village defence guards in Kishtwar namely Nazir Ahmad and Kuldeep Kumar, in a forest area," JKNC said in a post on X.
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) of Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range (JSK) Shiv Kumar Sharma visited different far-flung locations of district Kathua to scrutinise the preparation of security arrangements for forthcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, an official statement relea
The Indian Army, in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP), has taken the initiative to enhance the security of local communities by training Village Defence Guards (VDGs), sources said.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh has said that Village Defence Guards (VDGs) have been equipped with modern weapons to counter the increasing number of terror incidents in the Jammu region.