An intense raid by authorities, aiming to dismantle terrorist infrastructure, has bombed the house of another suspected terrorist in Jammu and Kashmir, continuing its massive crackdown on terrorists days after the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people.
Pakistan Occupied Kashmir’s Farooq Ahmad Tadwa’s home in Kalaroos area of Kupwara district in north Kashmir was bombed by authorities, the latest in the series of terrorist homes that have been demolished.
Houses of six terrorists or their associates have been demolished in the past 48 hours with officials saying similar action will be taken against others involved in terror activities.
Raids were carried out at more than 60 places on Saturday in Srinagar “to dismantle the terrorist ecosystem”, a J&K Police spokesman said.
They were carried out to seize weapons, documents, digital devices, etc. with the objective of evidence collection and intelligence gathering to detect and deter any conspiratorial or terrorist activity against the security of the nation, said the police.
“This decisive action of J&K Police aims to dismantle the terrorist ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir by identifying and taking legal action against individuals engaged in such anti-national and criminal activities,” said a police spokesman.
The spokesman said the police remain committed to maintaining peace and security in the city.
“Any individual found furthering the agenda of violence, disruption, or unlawful activities will face strict legal consequences under the law,” the official warned.
The security forces are hunting down terrorist associates and their sympathisers across the length and breadth of the Valley to create deterrence against any Pahalgam-like attacks, said an official.
Terrorists on Tuesday opened fire at Baisaran, dubbed ‘Mini Switzerland’ and a hit with tourists, in the upper reaches of Pahalgam in Anantnag district, killing 26 people, mostly holidayers from other states.
The incident has spiked India-Pakistan tensions, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi declaring that the killers would be pursued “to the ends of the earth.”
Authorities blew up the houses of two active terrorists — Aadil Thoker in the Bijbehara area of Anantnag district and Asif Sheikh — in the Tral area of Pulwama district after security forces raided the houses on Thursday night.
While Thoker has been named as one of the three terrorists involved in the gruesome killing of tourists in Pahalgam, Sheikh’s involvement in the attack has also not been ruled out, officials said.
On Saturday, officials said, that four houses of the alleged terrorists were demolished in Pulwama, Shopian, Kupwara and Kulgam districts of south Kashmir on Friday night.
The security forces have also rounded up hundreds of overground workers (OWGs) and their supporters — mostly in four south Kashmir districts — in their bid to track down the terrorists who carried out the attack on Tuesday.
