SRINAGAR: Security forces in Kashmir demolished three more houses linked to active terrorists overnight Saturday as part of an intensified crackdown following the Pahalgam massacre on April 22, authorities said Sunday. A total of nine homes have been razed since Friday.
Unlike in other parts of India, where bulldozers are the preferred method for demolishing the homes of criminals and crime suspects, security forces in Kashmir have turned to dynamites and plastic explosives to destroy houses linked to terrorists.
Officials said the house of Adnan Shafi, who joined terrorist ranks last year, was destroyed with explosives in Wandina village of southern Shopian district. In Pulwama district, security forces blew up the house of Amir Nazir, another active terrorist.
In northern Bandipora district, the home of Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Jameel Ahmad Shergojri, an active militant since 2016, was demolished.
On Friday, security forces blasted the homes of Haris Ahmad of Kachipora, Pulwama, active since 2023; Shaid Ahmad Kutay of Chotipora in Shopian, who joined terrorist ranks in March 2023; and Pakistan-based terrorist Farooq Teedwa.
Officials said hundreds of “overground workers” (OGWs) and their supporters, mostly in the four districts of south Kashmir, have been detained as part of the sweeping operation.
Police said they detained two “hardcore” OGWs — Tahir Ahmad Kumar and Shabir Ahmad Ganai — under the stringent public safety act (PSA).
“The detained men were instrumental in facilitating terrorist activities, including movement, shelter, logistical support, and their continued engagement in anti-national activities, role in motivating local youth to join banned (terrorist) organisations,” police said in a statement.
Unlike in other parts of India, where bulldozers are the preferred method for demolishing the homes of criminals and crime suspects, security forces in Kashmir have turned to dynamites and plastic explosives to destroy houses linked to terrorists.
Officials said the house of Adnan Shafi, who joined terrorist ranks last year, was destroyed with explosives in Wandina village of southern Shopian district. In Pulwama district, security forces blew up the house of Amir Nazir, another active terrorist.
In northern Bandipora district, the home of Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Jameel Ahmad Shergojri, an active militant since 2016, was demolished.
On Friday, security forces blasted the homes of Haris Ahmad of Kachipora, Pulwama, active since 2023; Shaid Ahmad Kutay of Chotipora in Shopian, who joined terrorist ranks in March 2023; and Pakistan-based terrorist Farooq Teedwa.
Officials said hundreds of “overground workers” (OGWs) and their supporters, mostly in the four districts of south Kashmir, have been detained as part of the sweeping operation.
Police said they detained two “hardcore” OGWs — Tahir Ahmad Kumar and Shabir Ahmad Ganai — under the stringent public safety act (PSA).
“The detained men were instrumental in facilitating terrorist activities, including movement, shelter, logistical support, and their continued engagement in anti-national activities, role in motivating local youth to join banned (terrorist) organisations,” police said in a statement.
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