Senior Kashmir Cop Holds Meeting On Vehicle-Borne IED Threat | India News

Srinagar: Vijay Kumar, the Additional director basic of police of Kashmir held a high-level safety assembly in South Kashmir’s Anantnag on Saturday. The assembly mentioned the rising risk of VBIEDs (Vehicle BorJne Improvised Explosive Devices) and different modes of terror assaults, in addition to safety challenges for the upcoming G-20 Summit conferences and the yearly Shri Amarnath pilgrimage. Agencies throughout Jammu and Kashmir are on excessive alert after a current terror assault in Poonch by which 5 military troopers had been killed. It is claimed that the terrorists had a VBIED. 

In response to the assault, many safety upgrades have been applied throughout Jammu and Kashmir, particularly in Kashmir which is internet hosting the G20 assembly subsequent month adopted by the Amarnath pilgrimage. The ADGP careworn that safety forces ought to deal with National Highway safety as a result of rising risk of VBIEDs and different potential modes of terror assaults.

Kashmir ADGP Vijay Kumar in the present day held a high-level assembly at South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on NHW(National Highway) safety, particular deal with rising risk of VBIED (Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Devices) and different modes of potential terror assault pic.twitter.com/rTs9LwHYE3

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According to a police handout, high officers together with the military’s GOC Victor Force Maj Genl Prashant Srivastava, IG CRPF Kashmir Ops Sector M S Bhatia, IG BSF Ashok Yadav, Joint Director IB attended the assembly. During the assembly, potential threats from terrorists on National Highways had been mentioned intimately and extra countermeasures had been determined. The SOP of the convoy motion was additionally mentioned and upgraded accordingly. All subject officers gave their assessments.

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JeM Terrorist Nabbed In Handwara

Meanwhile, police within the Handwara district have arrested a JeM terrorist and recovered a grenade from him. According to a police handout, throughout routine checking at Ganai Mohalla Pazalpora Magam, a joint social gathering of Handwara Police and Army (15RR) intercepted a person who tried to evade them suspiciously. 

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However, he was apprehended by the alert joint social gathering. Upon looking him, they discovered a hand grenade and different incriminating materials in his possession. He has been recognized as Khursheed Ahmad Bhat, son of Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Amargarh Tarathpora.

The police spokesman additional acknowledged that preliminary investigations revealed that he was working as a terror affiliate for the proscribed terror outfit JeM.