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January 2
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Two personnel
of the BSF, Dharmendra Singh and Saif-ud-Din, were injured when
unidentified militants shot at them outside an ATM machine at
Soura main market area of Srinagar.
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January 3
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As the SOG
of the State Police normally conducts anti-terror operations,
including intelligence gathering, "it was felt that there was
no need for having a parallel set-up to SOG," and the State Government
abandoned the plan to set up an elite anti-terrorism unit in the
State.
A group of
eight to 10 militants tried to sneak-in into Indian Territory
from Ramgarh sector in Samba District. The infiltration bid was
foiled.
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January 6-7
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Suicide attack
by LeT militants at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on January 6. The target
was a CRPF camp but militants took refuge in Punjab hotel across
the road when retaliated by SFs. Both the holed up militants were
killed in a 22- hour gun battle. A Policeman and a civilian were
also killed and at least 12 persons including three CRPF personnel
and a photo-journalist were injured in the incident. While one
terrorist was identified as Qari, a Pakistani national, the other
one was named as Usman from Sopore.
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January 7
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An attempt
by seven to eight LeT
militants to infiltrate into Indian territory from Balakote sector
in Poonch District in the night was foiled by the troops.
The Pakistan
Army set a vast portion of grass on fire on its side opposite
Balakote sector in Mendhar tehsil (reenue unit) of Poonch District.
As many as
700 fully-trained terrorists are waiting in the wings to stage
attacks in Jammu and Kashmir with their "masters" in Pakistan
directing them to open "other fronts" as they did in the busy
Lal Chowk area in Srinagar.
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January 8
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Two LeT militants
were shot dead by the SFs during an encounter at Khrew area in
Pulwama District. They were identified as Altaf Ahmad Mir alias
Mohsin and Zahoor Ahmad Mir alias Haroon.
A militant
threw a consignment of arms, explosives, a Pakistani SIM card
and cash from atop the fencing in Arnia sector in the morning,
but it was seized by the Border Security Force immediately.
The Centre
expressed its firmness in continuing with its decision to ban
pre-paid mobile services in Jammu and Kashmir saying that these
type of connections were popular among terrorists and have been
used to detonate landmines targeting the Army convoys in the State.
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January 9
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Militants shot
dead two former HM militants and injured another in two separate
incidents the Kulgam and Baramulla District.
SFs neutralised
a militant hideout and recovered a haul of ammunition in Doda
District.
Handwara Police
arrested one Over Ground Worker (OGW) of the LeT from Kralgund
area of Kupwara District and recovered some arms and ammunition
form his possession.
The Police
raided a house in Basantgarh belt of Udhampur District in the
night and arrested a HM militant, Abdul Noorani alias Haider.
Though militants
managed to cut few wires of fencing, the infiltration bid was
foiled by the SFs in the Pargwal sector of Jammu District.
The BSF launched
Operation Night Dominance all along 202 kilometres of International
Border (IB) from Lakhanpur to Pallanwalla.
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January 10
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Two top militants
of the HM, including a ‘deputy divisional commander’, were killed
by the SFs after an encounter at Thanola in the Arnas area of
Reasi District. The slain militants were identified as Irfan Mushtaq
alias Command (call sign 17), a ‘deputy divisional commander’
of HM and a resident of Lar in Gulabgarh and Ibrar alias
Abu Ubaida (call sign 04), a resident of Thanola.
A militant
Al-Badr terrorist outfit, Syed Muneer Bukhari alias ‘Muna’,
was arrested from Gopalpura, near Srinagar.
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January 11
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A BSF trooper
was killed in firing from across the border as Security Forces
(SFs) foiled two separate infiltration bids in Jammu region.
Two Kashmiri youths,
suspected to be aiding militants, were arrested near the India-Pakistan
border in Jammu District.
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January 12
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SFs shot dead
one of the two terrorists holed up in a house in Pulwama District.
Police, assisted by the Army, had cordoned off village Abhama-Keller
on January 11 to flush out the two HM terrorists hiding in a house.
Separatist
leader Yasin Malik said that Kashmir risks a return to militancy
and violent protests if New Delhi fails to push a stalled peace
process in the ‘disputed’ region.
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January 13
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BSF troops
foiled two infiltration bids in Akhnoor sector of Jammu division.
Defence Minister
A. K. Antony announced that para-military CRPF will takeover security
of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway from the Army from January
15.
An Army trooper
and a Policeman were injured during an encounter with militants
at Damhal Hanjipora Tangmarg in Kulgam District.
The BSF arrested
a Pakistani national in Hiranagar sector of Kathua District soon
after he sneaked into Indian side from forward village of Bobiya
in Hiranagar.
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January 14
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Two self-styled
‘commanders’ of the HM outfit active in Reasi, Rajouri and South
Kashmir, and an Army trooper were killed during a 15 hour long
encounter in Kulgam District. The militants were identified as
Adil Pathan and Khalid Hussain alias Tahir Inquilabi, both
residents of Rajouri.
During a joint
search operation by the Baramulla Police and 52 RR, a militant
hideout was neutralised in Sochiliwarn forests of Baramulla District.
A teenaged Pakistani
militant, identified as Noman Arshad (14), suspected to be a suicide
bomber, was arrested by the BSF near the India-Pakistan border.
During interrogation, he said there were plans for a seven-member
suicide squad including three women to cross over soon and create
trouble.
The Army Chief
General Deepak Kapoor said in 2009, 110 terrorists managed to
sneak in till November as compared to 57 in the previous year.
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January 15
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Militants attacked
a Police Station in Arampora area of Sopore town killing two persons,
including one Policeman and a civilian, and injuring six others.
in the morning. The grenade hit the rooftop of the building.
A number of militants
were desperate to return home from any route and were even ready
to surrender to Security Forces. This was revealed in the letters
received by a number of families, whose kin had gone across the
border for arms training more than a decade ago and were still
held up in Pakistan unable to find a route to return.
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January 16
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Two infiltration
bids were foiled in Balnoi sector and Balakote sector of Poonch
District.
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January 17
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The Army and
Police shot dead JeM’s ‘divisional commander’ for Poonch District,
Abdullah Sani alias Dawood Khan, a Pakistani national,
in a gun-battle at Narol forests of Poonch District.
BSF personnel
shot dead a Pakistani infiltrator along the International Border
in Chawani border out post in R. S. Pura sub-sector of Jammu District.
Two regular
visitors to Poonch from PoK having links with Pakistan’s ISI and
LeT were detained under Public Safety Act (PSA).
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January 18
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Militants made two attempts to
infiltrate from the International Border (IB) near Octroi Post
in Suchetgarh sector of RS Pura tehsil (revenue unit) of
Jammu District.
Pakistan Army violated cease-fire
in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch District on the LoC apparently
in an attempt to push infiltrators.
The Army and Police recovered
six anti tank rockets and other explosive devices from forest
area of Pyas Chhichha in Kishtwar District. This is for the first
time that anti tank rockets have been recovered by Police in the
District.
SFs recovered a consignment of
arms and ammunition from Metwan forests in Navapachchi area of
same District.
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January 19
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Militants triggered an IED at
Balli Tral in Pulwama District, causing critical injuries to seven
Policemen, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP),
Amarjeet Singh, and partial damage to a bridge.
Pakistan Army again violated cease-fire
by second time in last two days, on the LoC at forward village
of Kanari in Sabjian sector of Poonch District apparently in a
bid to push infiltrators into Indian side.
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January 20
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An IED was detected and defused
by the Army outside Dak Bungalow at Mendhar in Poonch District.
A mine was detected and defused
on the International Border (IB) at village Londi in Hiranagar
sector of Kathua District.
Police arrested six cadres of
LeT, including a Special Police Officer (SPO), while a Police
head constable, Devinder Kumar Singh aka DK was absconding
for their involvement in selling weapon(s) to LeT militants in
Bhaderwah tehsil (revenue unit) of Doda District.
The intelligence agencies unearthed
a Pakistan plot to mix AK bullets with almonds imported by the
traders on Indian side
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January 21
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The Police recommended dismissal
of absconding head constable Devinder Kumar Singh alias
DK from the services for selling weapons to militants, especially
LeT ‘district commander’ Mohammad Rashid alias Aslan in
Doda District.
Nearly two and a half months after
imposing a ban on pre-paid mobile phones in the State, Centre
lifted its order with immediate effect but put stringent conditions
on telecom service providers for verification of customers for
pre-paid as well as post-paid connections.
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January 22
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Army and the Police shot dead
a top HM militant, identified as Tariq Lone alias Azhar,
in an encounter at Marwah in Kishtwar District. A pistol and ammunition
were recovered from him.
SFs destroyed a hide-out of the
militants at Lancha Bakhi Walla in Mahore area of Reasi District.
A gun battle between militants
and SFs started late in the evening at Koimuh in Kulgam District
when SFs zeroed in on a residential house where the militants
were hiding. Three militants are suspected to be holed up at the
house. The encounter was going on till reports last came in.
A Special Operation Group (SOG)
patrolling party was fired upon by militants at Sogam Trichipora
in Kupwara District.
Militants hurled a hand grenade
at the SFs at Budsah Chowk. The grenade, however, failed to explode.
The Police destroyed an IED at
Shermal on Shopian-Pulwama road in Pulwama District.
For the first time during ongoing
repeated infiltration attempts by the militants on the International
Border (IB), the militants succeeded in completely cutting forward
fencing to sneak-in from Abdullian post in RS Pura sector of Jammu
District after which SFs sounded a high alert in all forward villages
and other areas in the State. However, the original fencing, which
was about 500 meters behind the forward fencing, was found intact.
India summoned Pakistan’s Deputy
High Commissioner Rifat Masood to lodge a protest and press for
steps to prevent unprovoked firing from Pakistani side.
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January 23.
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A group of three to four militants
managed to escape from the encounter site during an encounter
with the Police at Beri Rakh in Balnoi area of Mendhar sector
in Poonch District.
Militants made another intrusion
bid from Khawara Post in Regal area of Samba District but the
attempt was foiled by the BSF.
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January 24
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A civilian was killed in a cross-fire
between the SFs and militants at Kalampora Rajpora in Pulwama
District. The encounter that had started in the evening of January
23 when SFs cordoned off a residential house where militants were
holed up got over on January 24. However, the militants managed
to escape from the encounter site.
Militants managed to escape from
another encounter site at Kaimuh in Kulgam District.
The Police recovered large quantities
of ammunition and explosive during search operations at Mamoosa
village in Baramulla District.
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January 25
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Three mortar shells were fired
from the Pakistani side at an Indian post in the Poonch sector.
Pakistan Army violated cease-fire
by firing three 82 mm mortars on forward Indian posts on LoC in
Sabjian sector of Poonch District.
Police and 61 Rashtriya Rifles
recovered two consignments of ammunition from Shadole Kundala
and Fasla Top in upper reaches of Reasi District.
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January 26
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A militant, identified as Naseer
Ahmed, was reportedly killed in retaliatory firing by the BSF
when Pakistani Rangers and militants fired heavily in forward
areas of Alfa Machail, Tent and Gurha under Kanachak sector in
Jammu District in a bid to push infiltrators. There were 16 infiltration
bids and six cease-fire violations along the Indo-Pak border so
far in January.
Governor N. N. Vohra said all
forces holding contrary beliefs in Kashmir should come forward
for a meaningful dialogue as India’s liberal democratic framework
provides space for divergent opinions.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah urged
militants to shun violence and come for dialogue to resolve issues
amicably, noting that the gun culture in the last 20 years had
caused enough bloodshed and destruction.
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January 27
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A Station House Officer (SHO)
of Ganderbal District, Irshad Ahmad Khan, escaped a bid on life
in the Lar area of the District.
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January 28
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Police detained eight persons
hailing from Shopian District from Parimpora area of Srinagar
while they were reportedly on their way to PoK for receiving training
in subversive activities. According to estimates of the various
intelligence agencies, as many as 200 youth have ex-filtrated
to PoK over the past one year for receiving training in handling
of arms and ammunition.
Militants shot at and
injured two persons, including an activist of the CPI-Marxist,
at Yaripora in Kulgam District.
Troops of the Rashtriya
Rifles neutralized a militant hideout in Sabzian area in Poonch
District and recovered arms and ammunition.
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January 29
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Two personnel of 11
Rashtriya Rifles were killed in a gun battle with militants that
started during a search operation in the Sondar forest belt in
Taksham area of Kishtwar District.
A militant was detained under
Public Safety Act (PSA) for a period of two years in Udhampur
District after the District Magistrate issued detention warrant
on basis of a dossier prepared by District Police.
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January 30-31
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A gun battle between
two militants and Security Forces in the Sopore town of Baramulla
District which erupted in the evening of January 30 ended in the
morning of January 31. A self-styled ‘commander’ of the HuM, identified
as Basharat, reportedly managed to escape from the incident site
by taking advantage of the darkness.
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January 31
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A huge quantity of arms and ammunition
including 11 kilograms of RDX was recovered as the Security Forces
neutralised three militant hideouts at Bawan Yamrad forest area
of Handwara in the Kupwara District.
The Government said its long-term
aim in Jammu and Kashmir was to entrust the responsibility of
law and order to local Police and bring normalcy there.
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