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Protests in valley over schoolboy’s death Srinagar, May 25 The old Srinagar city and Zabmagam in north Kashmir today witnessed demonstrations against the killing of a schoolboy allegedly by security forces and the arrest of five persons, including a woman.
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Jammu, May 25 Indian troops also opened retaliatory mortar fire on frontier Pakistani positions across the International Border at Hiranagar sector in Kathua district late last night. Highly-placed security sources said Pakistani troops from 10 and 30 Corps, who fired ceaselessly upon forward Indian positions in Kalaal, Laam and Bhawani sectors at 2.30 a.m, targeting forward Indian Army formations and military installations, continued to rain fire for the next 45 minutes. In retaliation, Indian troops fired from similar calibre guns and the cross-border firing continued for about three hours, in which Pakistani troops sustained unknown casualties. Thereafter, the firing simmered. The sources said at 8 a.m. today, Pakistani troops opened mortar fire in Menaka and Mahadev areas near Sunderbani in Nowshera sector and here also, the Indians gave a befitting reply. Meanwhile, Indian forces opened retaliatory fire on Mangu Chak, Dulma Chak, Sadhey Chak and Muthi Charu in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district late last night while cross-border firing was also reported from Regal, Chachwal, Challarian and Khawara early this morning. Firing between both sides was also reported from Manyari and Gujran Chak. Similar firing was reported from Karol Krishna and Karol Matherian, the sources added.
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Seven ultras killed in J&K Srinagar, May 25 Pakistani militant Tipu Sultan was killed during search operations by security forces in Madina Panzla forest in Baramula district last night. Militants killed Abdul Majid in Doda district while the police picked up the body of an unidentified person in Udhampur district. Senior Superintendent of Police, Rajouri, P.R. Manhas, said acting on a tip-off that some ultras were hiding in a house at Goverdhan Pain in the Chawwa area, about three kilometres from Rajouri, Army and SOG personnel launched a joint operation last evening to flush them out. When the security personnel reached their target area, they were fired upon by the terrorists. In the ensuing gunbattle, an ultra was shot dead late last night while two others were gunned down this morning. An Army jawan and an STF were also killed in the fierce encounter, the police said. The slain ultras were identified as Mohammad Shahid, alias Abu Bilal, a resident of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, who was the tehsil commander of the Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami, Tipu Sultan of the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Zubair of the Al-Badr. Meanwhile, three ultras, including an area commander of the Tehreek-ul-Jehad, and an Army jawan were killed in two separate encounters in Poonch district this morning. Senior Superintendent of Police, Poonch, Kamal Saini, said in the first encounter, the police and the Army jawans shot dead an area commander Gulzar Hussain, alias Dilawar Shikari, at Duma Mohalla under the Gursai police station early this morning. An Army jawan was also killed in the encounter. A Kalashnikov rifle, two magazines, a wireless set and 40 rounds were seized from the site of the encounter. In the other encounter at Thandi Kassi in Shidara area on the outskirts of Poonch, two militants were shot dead by the police and Army personnel. Two AK-47 rifles, four magazines and a wireless set were seized from the slain ultras. Nine persons, including three CRPF personnel, were injured in a grenade attack by militants at the main market Shopian in Pulwama district. The spokesman said four police personnel were injured when militants attacked their post at Ind in Doda. He said three policemen were also wounded in an IED blast at Mahore in Udhampur district. Ultras kidnapped four youths from Pangai village in Rajouri district. Security forces launched a massive hunt to trace them. The spokesman said group rivalry led to the burning of the house of Ghulam Ali, a group commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen, in Doda. Residents of Bani-Mohalla locality in downtown Srinagar staged a demonstration to protest the arrest of a woman and her three relatives by the police last night.
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ISI using British soil: police Srinagar, May 25 The police has so far seized Rs 3 crore during the past six months, a police spokesman said, adding that the militants had been facing a severe resource crunch and were demoralised. In this context, the reliable inputs indicated that the ISI was using Kashmiri expatriates and was sending money through business accounts of Kashmiris in Delhi. The ISI was using British soil and also UK-based Kashmiri expatriates for financing terrorism here, he alleged. Following intelligence inputs, an important financial channel came to light wherein the ISI was sending money to UK-based Dr Ayub Thakur, president, World Kashmir Freedom Movement, and who in turn was sending money to Kashmiris in Delhi. He said one such Kashmiri was Imtiaz Bazaz, a valley-based insurance claim investigator having bank accounts in Standard Chartered Grindlays Bank (SCGB) at Connaught Place in New Delhi. Bazaz had another account in the name of his organisation Val Media Productions in the Development Credit Bank Limited (DCBL), New Delhi. He said it was only after the state police approached the Reserve Bank of India to inquire into Bazaz’s accounts and financial transactions. His involvement was established in receiving money from the ISI and later funding militancy here. The spokesman said on April 22, Bazaz had received remittance of $ 9966.61 (Rs 4,84,875) from London’s Mercy Universal in his account in SCGB, New Delhi. |
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Protests in valley over schoolboy’s death Srinagar, May 25 People at Zabmagam in north Kashmir district of Kupwara took to the streets today to protest against the killing of an 11th class student Mohammad Maqbool, who they alleged was shot dead by security forces this morning without provocation. Shops and business establishments in the area and adjoining villages remained closed as a mark of protest. The old city also simmered with massive demonstrations against the arrest of five persons by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Jammu and Kashmir police late last night. The demonstrators raised anti-SOG and anti-government slogans and demanded the immediate release of those arrested. They alleged that SOG personnel arrested one Mohammad Ashraf Wani, his son Adil Ashraf, a ninth standard student, his wife and two others during a night-long raid at Habba-Kadal. The demonstrators also blocked traffic in the old city while shops and business establishments in the area remained closed to protest against the arrests. Security forces allegedly forced the closure of shops and business establishments at Pattan Main Bazar today by firing several shots in the air. They were allegedly demanding that the shopkeepers reveal the names of the militants responsible for the killing of three security personnel in the area recently.
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Id celebrated in valley Srinagar, May 25 Amidst tight security, thousands thronged the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar to pay homage to the holy relic of Prophet Mohammad, displayed after every prayer. Night-long prayers were held in mosques across the state, with the biggest congregation at the Hazratbal shrine. Earlier, the police foiled a bid by Islamic Students League (ISL) to take out a Id procession, detaining 22 persons, including separatist JKLF leader Javid Ahmad Mir. Police sources said ISL activists led by their president Firdous Ahmad made a sudden appearance at Abi Guzar in the heart of Srinagar and started raising religious slogans. They were joined by Mir, Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat chief Nissar Ahmad Rather and People’s League activists led by Maqbool Sofi. They started marching towards Lal Chowk in violation of prohibitory orders in force in the city, police sources said. The processionists were intercepted near the historic Gantaghar. Those detained included Mir, Rather, Sofi and Firdous, the sources said, adding that they were lodged at the police station at Kotibagh. Meanwhile, normal activities resumed in Kashmir valley after four days of general strike called by the Hurriyat Conference to protest the killing of Hurriyat leader Abdul Ghani Lone.
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Bilal Lone to represent party Srinagar, May 25 Contradictory statements were issued in this regard by various party office-bearers over the past few days. At an extraordinary meeting of the party’s working committee here today, it was decided that Mr Bilal Ghani Lone would represent the party in the Executive Council of the Hurriyat Conference, while his younger brother, Sajjad Ghani Lone, will take over chairmanship of the party. The party has constituted a five-member supreme council headed by Mr Bilal Ghani Lone to look after the party matters and would be accountable to its working committee. The meeting also decided that the chairman would not have any powers to make any changes in the supreme council and would be bound to implement the decisions of the panel.
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2 DD officials in CBI net Srinagar, May 25 The CBI filed an FIR against the News Editor of Doordarshan, Srinagar, Bashir Athar Malik, and his personal assistant Bashir Ahmad Mir at a designated court in Jammu and later searched their official and residential premises, CBI sources said here today. The CBI alleged that Athar along with his personal assistant had entered into a conspiracy and cheated Prasar Bharti of Rs 72 lakh by claiming payments for “fictitious artistes” who the duo claimed had participated in two programmes, the sources said.
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