The Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday conducted searches at 26 locations, including that of the Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Mohammad Asim Bhat, alias “Jahangir Saroori”, in a massive crackdown on the terror ecosystem in the Kishtwar district, officials said.
Besides Bhat’s residence, the raids mostly focused on the homes of terrorists operating from Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, who are smuggling arms and ammunition from across the border, they added. The raids in Kishtwar come a day after similar searches were conducted at 15 other locations in the nearby Doda district.
The official has also said police teams carried out searches at 26 locations across the Kishtwar district. The properties raided encompassed Bhat’s house, who had joined the proscribed outfit Hizbul Mujahideen in the 1990s and is considered the longest surviving terrorist.
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DIG Doda-Kishtwar-Ramban Range Sridhar Patil said the police raided 15 houses belonging to terrorists operating within and outside J&K. Police officials said the searches were aimed at intensifying the police crackdown on insurgency following recent activities taking place in the district from across the border.
The locations searched by police were spread in the Bhaderwah, Gandoh, Thathri and Kastigarh areas of district Doda. The officials further said that “These terrorists are operating from POJK and are assisting the foreign terrorists active in the district."
During the raids, the Police recovered the communication devices and other electronic gadgets from the suspected locations. Their houses were also searched, and some incriminating documents were seized.
“The terrorists operating from Pakistan and POJK have constantly been under the radar of security agencies, as there were these anti-national elements,” the officials said.
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