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J&K Police identifies owner of explosives-laden car used in foiled Pulwama attack case

In a major breakthrough in the recently foiled Pulwama-style car bombing case, the J&K Police has identified the owner of the explosives-laden car which was intercepted by the security forces in Pulwama thus averting a major attack. He has been identified as Hidayatullah Malik. According to the J&K Police, Malik is a resident of Shopian and had joined the Pakistan-backed terror group Hizb-ul-Mujahideen in July 2019. He is being interrogated for more leads. It may be recalled that on May 28, an improvised explosive device (IED) was…

5 men linked to Lashkar-e-Toiba arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam; hideout busted, arms and ammunition recovered

The Jammu and Kashmir Police busted a terror module linked to proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba and arrested five terrorist associates in Budgam on Saturday (May 16). Acting on a credible input, the Budgam Police along with 53 RR and 153 Bn CRPF arrested a terrorist associate identified as Zahoor Wani from village Arizal Khansaib in Badhane in Budgam district in the jurisdiction of Khansahab police station. On his disclosure, the police busted a terrorist hideout and recovered incriminating materials and a large cache of arms and ammunition. The…

Riyaz Naikoo, Pakistan-supported Hizb-ul-Mujahideen’s top terrorist, killed in Beighpora village of Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir

In a major breakthrough, the security forces on Wednesday killed the most wanted and Pakistan-supported Hizb-ul-Mujahideen's top terrorist Riyaz Naikoo along with his associate in an encounter in Beighpora village of Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir. With this, the security forces also avenged the deaths of five security men recently killed in Kupwara district on May 3. Naikoo, Kashmirs most wanted terrorist and Hizbul chief was trapped late on Tuesday in his native Beighpora village in Jammu and Kashmirs Pulwama district. The Hizbul Mujahideen commander and his…