J&K Police to initiate legal process to get back militant commanders staying in Pakistan

JAMMU, DECEMBER 31: Director General of Jammu Kashmir a police, Dilbagh Singh, on Saturday hinted at initiation of legal process to bring back Kashmiri militant commanders camping in Pakistan.

Replying to a question about steps being taken to get back militants like Hizbul Mujahideen supremo Syed Salahuddin who continue to spill blood of Kashmiris while staying in Pakistan, Director General of Jammu Kashmir Police, Dilbagh Singh, said that while “many of them were earlier sitting in Pakistan and carrying out terrorist activity, they had not been brought into the ambit of certain legal provisions where we could take strict action against them’’. Now in the case of “many of them, rather most of them, dossiers have been prepared, most of them have been notified as legal terrorists and as legal terrorists, further action will follow’’, he added.

The J&K Police chief also hinted at demolition of the house of Syed Salahuddin in Kashmir soon as has been done in the case of  Ashiq Nengroo, a designated terrorist who was an accused in the 2019 Pulwama attack, and Amir Khan, a top operational commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen. 

“Day is not very far..,’’ DGP said when asked as to when they are going to dismantle Salhuddin’s house.

Talking to media persons here, he said that 2022 was the most peaceful year on the security front compared to last four years. Fifty six foreigners were among 186 militants killed in various anti militancy operations during the period, he added.

He also said that 100 youth joined militancy in year 2022 of which 17 were arrested and the rest were killed in various encounters while only 18 are left.

He also announced J&K Police’s resolution for 2023 as “Mission Zero Terror”, adding that police and security forces will DPO get on the nearly 100 militants active in J&K. “Our prime focus will be on wipe out the “terror eco-system wherever it exists in J&K,” he added.

He said said that 146 militant modules were busted in the year bidding good-bye. “Each module comprised 4 to 5 youth,” he added.

DGP Singh said in year 2022, 188 weapons including AK 47 riffles, 275 pistols, 354 grenades, 61 IEDs including some ready to use that were dropped by drones.

The DGP Singh said that compared to previous years, forces faced less causalities in year 2022. “Fourteen (14) policemen and 17 security forces personnel were killed in year 2023, which is lowest ever. Civilian causalities were also less. There were just 24 law and order incidents (all very mild in nature),” he said.