Category: Union Territory

  • Youth dies after falling off top floor of his house in Mujgund while feeding pigeons

    Srinagar, Nov 07: A youth died after he fell off the top floor of his house while feeding pigeons in Mujgund area in the outskirts of Srinagar district on Monday.

    An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the youth identified as Javid Ahmad Hajam of Mungund fell off the top floor of his house when he was feeding pigeons.

    He said that soon after the incident, he was shifted to JVC hospital in Srinagar for treatment.

    The official said that Javid succumbed to his injuries during treatment at JVC hospital—(KNO)

  • Centre considering to restore state status to J&K

    Srinagar Nov 6: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman dropped a hint that Centre is considering restoring state status to Jammu and Kashmir.

    According to (KNA) During the event of Centre-state relations — Cooperative Federalism: The Path Towards Atma Nirbhar Bharat, she said, “Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi fully accepted the Finance Commission (report) and that is why today states get 42 per cent of the amount (tax collected) — now reduced by 41 per cent because J&K (Jammu and Kashmir) is no longer a state. It will soon become… may be some time.

    She was saying this while talking about the distribution of funds to the states by the Centre as per the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission. The Finance Minister said, “I am serving them transparently without corruption. That doesn’t differentiate between states and the states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or any other parties. All the people should have trust in the government, by the power in them and the power in us, That’s the line that the Prime Minister always promotes and therefore in this time, when we are discussing cooperative federalism.”

    She said the first was to win the trust of the common people and in that no state could have a difference.

    On people’s trust, she said, “You can’t say Modi, you are doing this wrongly because the state government doesn’t approve of this method. There’s nothing in this to be disapproved of. And therefore, the approach of the prime minister having been a chief minister is to win the trust of a person, not just by getting appointed but in everything that he does.”

    The Finance Minister also said, “The money you pay for tax is as worthy for me as the money in my own pocket. I have to utilise it to the maximum for the common cause. There’s no way the money is getting spent on anything else except definitely for the common cause. So in this, even as a move, the last one of the slogans: Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas.(KNA)

  • Eight boys detained for dangerous stunts in Srinagar: Police

    Four modified bikes seized

    Srinagar, Nov 06: Eight boys were detained while as four bikes were seized in Srinagar for doing dangerous stunts.

    Srinagar Police in a tweet as per Kashmir News Apex- (KNA) said that eight teenage boys were detained for doing dangerous life-threatening stunts on boulevard road on banks of dal lake and four bikes were seized.

    “Eight teenage boys detained for doing dangerous life-threatening stunts on boulevard road on banks of dal lake. The delinquent boys were handed over to families after full day counselling & after receiving good behaviour bond. The four modified bikes used by them have been seized.” Srinagar police tweeted. (KNA)

  • Youth held after thrashing school-going girl in Anantnag

    Anantnag, Nov 05: A youth was arrested in Anantnag district following a video in which he was seen thrashing a school-going girl went viral on social media on Saturday.

    An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a Class 11th student (name withheld), a resident of Zadipora Khanabal has been arrested by Anantnag Police in connection with thrashing of a school girl on KP road in the district.

    The incident was captured and posted on social media, which went viral and thus triggered widespread public outrage. As soon as the video went viral, police launched a speedy manhunt and arrested the accused.

    “The arrested person is a drug addict,” an official said—(KNO)

  • Twin encounters rattle South Kashmir’s Anantang, Pulwama; Foreigner among 4 militants killed

    3 of 4 slain in Awantipore gunfight; one foreigner, another identified as Mukhar Bhat of LeT, a big success for Police: ADGP Vijay Kumar

    Anantnag: Three militants including a foreign militant were killed in an encounter at Khandipora area of Awantipora area of Pulwama district while as an unidentified militant was killed in an ongoing encounter at Semthan village of Bijbhera in Anantnag district of south Kashmir, police said Tuesday.

    “01 #terrorist killed in #Bijbehara encounter. Operation going on,” the J&K police tweeted as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). A police official said that the identity and affiliation of the slain was being ascertained.

    Earlier, an official had said that a joint team of police, Army and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of militants launched a search operation in the area.

    He had said that as the joint team of forces intensified searches towards the suspected spot, hiding militants fired upon them, which was retaliated to, triggering an encounter.

    He had said that the exchange of fire was going on and two to three militants are believed to be trapped in the area.

    Police said that another encounter broke out in Khandipora village of Awantipora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday evening. ADGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar tweeted that “03 terrorists killed in Awantipora encounter. Identification being ascertained. As per our source, 1 is FT & 1 local terrorist of LeT namely Mukhtiyar Bhat, involved in several terror crimes including killing of 01 ASI of CRPF & 2 RPF personnel. A big success for us.” As per the police both operations were on—(KNO)

  • Son, his friend murdered Anantnag woman for ‘monetary motivation’: Police

    Anantnag Oct 31: Police have arrested elder son and his friend in connection with the murder of a woman in Anantnag district on October 21. The death had sparked protest by the family who had blamed her in-law.

    “On 21-10-2022 at about 1800 hours, an information was received by Police Station Mattan District Ananthnag to the effect that a lady namely Razia Akhtar wife of Manzur Ahmad Khan of Kehribal, who is aged about 45 years, had slipped from a concrete slab,” a police official told.

    The information, he said, also revealed that she was shifted to GMC anantnag for treatment; however doctors declared her brought dead.

    “Due to her prolonged matrimonial dispute, various allegations and counter allegations were making rounds in societal circles,” he said.

    Accordingly, he said, a police party was deputed who after inspecting the scene of crime raised questions on the pattern of fall as it seemed “suspicious”.

    “Few Suspects were identified and were called for questioning. During the course of questioning several contradictions were noted which were further worked on and two suspects were zeroed down namely Aqib Ahmad Khan (Elder son of deceased) and Abid Hussain Ganie (Aqib’s friend) son of Farooq Ahmad Ganie of o kanganhal Achabal A/P Her Mohalla kehribal,” he said, adding, “These two persons have committed this offence for a monetary motivation.

    Both of them, he said, entered into a criminal conspiracy to snatch money from the deceased.

    At 1500 hours on the fateful day, he said, Abid (co-accused friend) visited the house of the woman where Aqib was waiting. “Both of them tried to snatch money from the deceased which eventually led to a verbal spate,” the police official said, adding, “Accused smashed his mother and forcefully punched her and she fell down in the kitchen. A big stone was brought by the accused with the assistance of co accused and then smashed the same on the head of the woman, causing a grievous head injury and the woman finally succumbed to these injuries.”

    Then both the accused persons tried their best to portray it as a death of accidental fall from slab. “They brought the body outside and set the house articles in order. The chappal of the deceased was placed on the slab,” he said, adding, “Both the accused then fled away from the scene along with the money.”

    He said a case (FIR NO 95/2022) under section 302 and 34 IPC was registered and further investigation was taken up. “Both the accused persons are arrested and the investigation is going on.”

  • For money, son killed his mother in South Kashmir’s Anantnag

    Anantnag, October 31: On 21-10-2022 at about 1800hrs an information was received by Police Station Mattan District Ananthnag to the effect that a lady namely Razia Akhtar W/0 Manzur Ahmad khan R/o Kehribal, who is aged about 45 years had slipped from a concrete SLAB.
    She was shifted to GMC anantnag for treatment. The doctors have declared her brought dead.
    Due to her prolonged Matrimonial Dispute, Various allegations and counter allegations , were making rounds in societal circles.
    Accordingly a Police Party was deputed from the Police Station Mattan, who after inspecting the scene of crime have raised questions on the pattern of Fall as it seemed suspicious.
    The Police decided to initiate proceedings U/S 174 CRPC and deadbody was taken into the possession  and Medico-legal formalities were conducted.
    The legal heirs of the Deceased have broken the Doors of Mortuary and have tried to take away the dead body.
    The pattern of injuries on the dead body did not correlate the Sequence of injuries one could possibly get in a SLAB Fall.
    The assistance of technical team of the District Ananthnag was seeked and on the basis of Technical Data various possibilities of death narrations were filtered out.

    Few Suspects were identified And were called for questioning.During the course of questioning several contradictions were noted which were further worked on and two suspects were zeroed down namely Aqib Ahmad khan S/o Manzur Ahmad khan R/O kehribal (Elder Son of Deceased) and Abid Hussain GanieS/o Farooq Ahmad Ganie  R/o kanganhal Achabal A/P Her mohalla kehribal.
    These two persons have committed this offence for a monetory Motivation.
    Both of them have had a criminal conspiracy to snatch money from the deceased.
    At  1500hrs Abid Hussain Ganie (co accused Friend) had visited the house of the deceased lady were his son namely Aqib manzur khan was waiting for him.Both of them have tried to snatch money from the deceased which has eventually led to a verbal spate.

    Accused 1 has smashed his mother and has forcefully punched her and she fell down in the kitchen.
    A big stone was brought by the Accused with the assistance of co accused. Accused 1 has then smashed the head of the deceased lady and has caused a grevious head injury and the Lady has finally succumbed to these injuries.
    Then both the accused persons have tried there best to portray it as a death of accidental slab fall.They have changed the place of body, have brought it outside and have set the house articles in order. The chappal of the deceased was placed on the SLAB.
    Both the accused persons have then fled away from the scene along with the money.

    Both the persons have joined the family members in a normal manner and have taken the lady to the hospital. They have joined the people who have smashed the door of the mortuary in order to conceal themselves and to give this incident a normal colour.

    During the course of further investigation a disclosure memo was prepared and the weapon of offence was recovered and accordingly
    FIR NO 95/2022 U/s 302,34 IPC was registered and further investigation was taken up. Both the accused persons are arrested and the investigation is going on.

  • Mirwaiz Umar Farooq listed among 500 most influential Muslims in the World

    Srinagar, 31 October: Incarcerated Hurriyat Chairman and Islamic scholar Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is listed among the 500 most influential Muslims globally. Royal islamic Strategic Studies Centre based in Amman Jordan in collaboration with Georgetown University published the annual list.

    Mirwaiz is listed among global personalities such as the King Salman of Saudi Arabia, Ayatollah Khamenei of Iran, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and King Abdullah of Jordan.

    On Mirwaiz, RISSC Jordan said, “He has been advocating dialogue with both India and Pakistan so that the aspirations of the Kashmiri people may be realised.” Specifically mentioning Mirwaiz’s arrest, it stated that he has been under house arrest since August 2019.

    The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre is an independent research entity affiliated with the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic thought, an international Islamic non-governmental, institute headquartered in Amman, the capital of Jordan.

  • Sacrilege Incident: Man Arrested for Throwing Quran Sharief Into Water in Srinagar: Police

    Srinagar, October 29: Police on Saturday said that it has arrested a man for allegedly throwing Quran Sharief into water at a Masjid in Gojwara area of Srinagar district.

    In a tweet, Srinagar Police wrote, “An Incident of sacrilege took place in Khan Masjid Gojwara, wherein a person threw Quran Sharif in water. Accused namely Irshad Ahmad Mir of Maloora srinagar arrested in overnight raids. The person seems of unsound mind. Case registered in Nowhatta Police station under relevant sections,”.(GNS)

  • Budgam Police busts human trafficking gang: 03 arrested: 14 women victims rescued.

    Budgam: Acting upon an information of human trafficking being operational in the district, a police team of police station Budgam raided a particular place in village Dulipora and rescued 14 women victims (including some minors) from the house of one namely Shamim Ahmad Bhat s/o Ab Rehman Bhat R/o Dulipora Parthan and adjacent places.

    Accordingly, Shamim Ahmad and other two accused namely Shagufta W/o Bashir Ahmad Wani and Asmat W/o Shafiq Ahmad Wani both residents of Dulipora Parthan were arrested .
    Case FIR number 370/2022 under relevant sections of law was registered at police Station Budgam.
    During preliminary investigation, it has been found that the arrested 03 accused persons are involved in human trafficking by means of procuring the girls from different places and exploiting them in district Budgam and other parts of the valley.
    Further investigation into the case is going on and more arrests are expected.
    Meanwhile, the rescued human trafficking victims have been shifted to Nari Niketan Rehabilitation Centre Chadoora and process for their rehabilitation has been initiated.