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June 13, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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Infiltration
still on: Bhuller
Pakistan
continues to train ultras: Farooq LeT plan
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Fake
currency racket busted Increase
relief to migrants, says Bhim Singh Meeting
for setting up Islamic varsity
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Infiltration still on: Bhuller
Srinagar, June 12 This information, according to Mr R.S. Bhuller, DIG, BSF, is based on intercepted messages and is yet to be confirmed. He claimed that 10 militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen crossed over to this side of the Line of Control (LoC) on the intervening night of June 6 and 7 in Machchil sector of Kupwara district in north Kashmir. He said there were five intercepted messages giving full details of the level of infiltration of the armed militants along the LoC in Kashmir. Talking to mediapersons here this morning, the DIG said there were reports of the presence of two groups of Al-Qaida militants in parts of north Kashmir. One such group was reportedly in the Bandipore area of Baramulla district, while the other was operating in the Beerwah area of Budgam district. He added that the Al-Qaida group reportedly in the Beerwah area was earlier based in the peripheral areas of adjacent Pulwama district. Mr Bhuller held that militants in the valley were lying low in view of the international pressure on the Government of Pakistan and instructions to them from their mentors across the border. He claimed that violence was expected to escalate by the end of this month ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled to be held by September-October this year. He pointed out that militant groups had informed the public through posters in Anantnag district to conclude all social functions by June 26, prior to the escalation in violence. Holding the Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit responsible for the assassination of senior Hurriyat Conference leader, Abdul Ghani Lone, the DIG said no other major incident had taken place in the recent past. He added that the APHC leader had shown signs of change from a hardliner to moderate approach in his thinking. The Lashkar-e-Toiba had earlier, however, denied the charges that it was involved in the killing of the Hurriyat Conference leader. Mr Bhuller said 2,250 militants were active in Kashmir valley at present, adding that the Hizbul Mujahideen was the major group with more than 900 cadres followed by 525 militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba, operating in the valley. Majority of the Lashkar-e-Toiba cadres were foreigners, he said, while the Hizbul Mujahideen was the only group having majority of its cadres from the valley. He said the Hizbul Mujahideen had the infrastructure, manpower and the capability to strike at any time as compared to other militant groups operating in the valley. The BSF officer claimed that other groups were not able to strike on such a scale. He added that all militant outfits were pro-Pakistan with only 8 per cent of the populace having pro-Pakistan leaning.  |
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Pakistan continues to train ultras: Farooq
Srinagar, June 12 “Despite giving assurances to the world community, training to ultras in Pakistan camps is continuing,” Mr Abdullah said speaking at a passing-out parade about some 60 km from here. He said: “The international community is boasting of fighting terrorism and makes big show of its resolve. If it really wants to rid the world from terror, it should ensure that sanctity of the Line of Control is not violated and infiltration stopped forthwith so that the ultras are not pushed into this side to kill innocents, dishonour women and inflict miseries to the people”. “How long shall we believe in assurances and how long Pakistan, the mother of terrorism, will befool the world community,” the Chief Minister wondered. “People of Jammu and Kashmir yearn for free and fair poll. But, unfortunately the enemy does not want them to exercise their democratic right freely. The international community must see that no attempt is made to subvert the democratic process,” he said, cautioning that “if Pakistan does not desist from hostility towards India, the compatriots would rise and march towards the border unmindful of the authorities in New Delhi”. However, he said he hoped that a situation of this kind would not arise. “Jammu and Kashmir is a proud part of India and the will and determination of the people can’t be broken, even by using atom bombs,” Mr Abdullah said. “Pakistan has not been able to annex even an inch of the state in four wars and will meet the same fate if a war is thrust on the nation,” he said, reiterating that “India wants peace and not war”. He said Pakistan should stop dubbing terror in Jammu and Kashmir... It is sheer terrorism, perpetrated by Pakistan. We may have differences with New Delhi, like that of in a family, which can be resolved, but Islamabad must not undermine the resolve of the people who have always rejected Pakistan”. Mr Abdullah praised the role of police in the state and said “the police has emerged a force to be reckoned with”.
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LeT plan to target yatra Srinagar, June 12 According to Mr R.S. Bhuller, DIG, BSF, here adequate arrangements had been made to thwart the designs of the militants to disrupt the month-long annual pilgrimage in south Kashmir. He said militants would not be allowed to disrupt the pilgrimage which attracts lakhs of Hindu pilgrims from different parts of the country. He said that sanitisation of the whole yatra axis would be started shortly. To undertake this plan a group of specially trained 30 militants, according to security agencies here, had been earmarked. These militants in 10 groups of three each would be deployed at different places along the entire axis of the Amarnath pilgrimage. The plan would be part of the militants threat to escalate violence by the end of this month ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled to be held by September this year. |
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Fake currency racket busted
Srinagar, June 12 The racket came into light when the BSF, during a routine checking of vehicles, recovered fake currency notes worth Rs 29,000 from a vehicle near Khankhai Moula in old Sopore, 55 km from here in north Kashmir, yesterday, the sources said. Two persons, Fayaz Ahmad Mir of Uthoora-Kreeri and Nazir Ahmad Malla of Palhalan-Pattan, travelling in a car were taken into custody, the sources said, adding their questioning led to the arrest of a contractor, Bashir Ahmad from Beehama-Ganderbal on the outskirts of Srinagar. Bashir had given the money to Nazir and Fayaz, and revealed the name of branch manager of the cooperative bank, Beehama-Ganderbal, Shamashada Begum, as his accomplice saying that he had given the money to her to circulate through her bank into the market. A joint party of the BSF and police raided the residence of Shamashada at Zakura in Srinagar and recovered about Rs 5.23 lakh worth of fake currency, the sources said. On the disclosure of
Shamshada, the joint party recovered Rs 20 lakh of fake currency from the bank. In addition, Rs 6.40 lakh fake currency notes, were recovered from the table drawer of
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Increase
relief to migrants, says
Bhim Singh Jammu, June 12 The demand is contained in a memorandum the Panthers Party has sent to the Governor, Mr G.C. Saxena, during a dharna staged by the party workers in front of Raj Bhavan here today. In the memorandum Prof Bhim Singh has alleged that the state and the Central Government have not paid any heed to the Supreme Court direction asking the government to provide ration and relief on the pattern the Kashmiri migrants are receiving. The Panthers Party also demanded atleast 10 marlas of land to each migrant family where they could set up a safe shelter. It has also demanded adequate cash compensation to those killed, disabled and wounded in Pak shelling and firing and in mine explosions. Another demand listed is that those border migrants whose land has been made inaccessible owing to the raising of the fence be paid adequate compensation and farms at alternative places where they could carry out agricultural practices. The party also called for immediate step for providing special aid to the kids of the migrants who continue to suffer due to malnutrition. |
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Meeting for setting up Islamic varsity
Srinagar, June 12 The decision was taken at a meeting of trustees of MAT, presided over by the Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, who is also its chairman. The trustees took several decisions for effective functioning of MAT which include the recovery of rent of the trust property, bringing of retirement age of the trust employees at par with government employees and their other demands. It also decided to remove the bottlenecks in the expansion and beautification of the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar and resolved to pay compensation to the owners of three houses situated within the shrine complex, official sources said today.
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