Two Kupwara residents 'planning to join militant ranks' arrested: police | https://t.co/XDKPnNqJt8
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...a disputed territory lying between India and Pakistain. After partition, the Paks grabbed half of it and call it Azad (Free) Kashmir. The remainder they refer to as "Indian Occupied Kashmir". They have fought four wars with India over it, the score currently 4-0 in New Delhi's favor. After 72 years of this nonsense, India cut the Gordian knot in 2019, removing the area's special status, breaking off Ladakh as a separate state, and allowing people from other areas to settle (or in the case of the Pandits, to resettle) there....
police on Saturday arrested two men in Lolab area of north Kashmir's Kupwara "planning to join turban ranks".
News agency KNO quoted a police front man as saying that the accused identified as Rashid Ahmad Peer, son of Abdul Ahad Peer of Tekipora, Lolab and Adil Hussain Shah, son of Ghulam Muhammad Shah of Shat Muqam, Lolab were apprehended by Kupwara Police along with 28 RR in a joint operation in Lolab.
"Both the individuals were indulged in anti-national activities and were planning to join turban ranks, in order to revive militancy in the area besides providing active support to turbans, " police said.
"Both the individuals came under observation of the security forces when they were found suspicious in their movement and pro-militancy activity on social media platform, " it added.
"Based on the inputs developed by Police, the duo was apprehended and put to sustained questioning. During the course of investigation, incriminating material including posters, photographs, videos and contents of conversation with active hard boyz and turban handlers from across were recovered from the mobile phones of both the individuals."
A case under FIR number 07/2022, under relevant sections has been registered at Police Station Sogam against them & the investigation in the case is under progress, police said, adding that the "timely joint efforts of security forces resulted in averting major incident in the area, which has witnessed peace for the past two three years".