Connect with us

JAMMU & KASHMIR

Spurt in grenade attacks: Police says verifying module, will bust it soon | KNO

Ascertaining whether missing youth have joined militant ranks: ADGP Khan

Published

on

kno news

Srinagar, January 31 (KNO) : As the militants stepped-up the grenade attacks across Kashmir since January 21, the state police on Thursday said that it was verifying about the module involved in the act and will soon unearth it. Police also said that it was also verifying the details of cases of youth who have gone missing since past ten days in Budgam and Southern districts of Pulwama and Shopian. Talking exclusively to KNO, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Law and Order/ Security, Munir Ahmad Khan said that militants started grenade attacks ahead of January 26 in Srinagar and some areas of South Kashmir districts to show their presence. “We have unearthed many grenade throwing modules in the past and are on job to identify the module involved in fresh attacks," Khan told KNO. Since January 21, a series of grenade attacks took at Zero bridge, Paladium Cinema, and Mehjoor Nagar in Srinagar while as similar attacks were carried in South Kashmir's Shopian and Pulwama districts. The fresh attacks were carried in Kulgam and Pulwama districts. The previous grenade attacks were claimed by Jaish-e-Muhammad. Replying to a query whether the missing youth from Budgam and Southern Kashmir including two engineering students had joined militancy, the ADGP said, “We are verifying each case. Nothing is clear yet.”(KNO)

Trending

TOP STORIES5 hours ago

Cong won’t join Govt till Centre restores ‘snatched rights’ of J&K people: Karra | KNO

TOP STORIES5 hours ago

Providing quality health care to citizens is our obligation: CM Omar | KNO

TOP STORIES5 hours ago

CM Omar reviews drainage system of Srinagar city | KNO

TOP STORIES5 hours ago

J&K to remain hot, humid over next 10 days: MeT | KNO

TOP STORIES5 hours ago

M K Sinha posted as J&K's Intelligence Chief | KNO

TOP STORIES5 hours ago

Uproar over posting of JKAS officer in Legislative Assembly | KNO

TOP STORIES5 hours ago

Speaker Rather calls for early reopening of Yousmarg, says thousands dependent on tourism | KNO

TOP STORIES5 hours ago

Seasonal influenza may rise, health authorities issue advisory | KNO

TOP STORIES6 hours ago

Daily wagers to protest on Sep 1 over regularisation delay | KNO

TOP STORIES6 hours ago

7-years on, Tral awaits proposed fruit mandi at Nowdal | KNO

TOP STORIES6 hours ago

Lieutenant Governor’s greetings on Raksha Bandhan | KNO

TOP STORIES6 hours ago

DIPR announces cash prizes across nine categories for 1st International Film Festival of J&K | KNO

TOP STORIES6 hours ago

Sujit Kumar is new IGP Kashmir as J&K govt reshuffles 14 police officers | KNO

TOP STORIES1 days ago

Iqbal Hassan Moona among 35 accounts officers granted non-functional pay scale | KNO

TOP STORIES1 days ago

Kashmir celebrates Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) with religious fervour, enthusiasm | KNO

TOP STORIES1 days ago

Dargah Hazratbal filled with devotees as ‘Moi-e-Muqaddas’ displayed on Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) | KNO

TOP STORIES1 days ago

Advanced healthcare must no longer remain luxury confined to metropolitan cities: LG Sinha | KNO

Copyright © 2021