Most-wanted Songbijit and over 1,000 Karbi militants from 5 rebel groups surrender in Assam
CM Sarbananda Sonowal said govt will ensure a life of dignity for the former rebels who have now surrendered arms.
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Guwahati: Ahead of Assam assembly elections likely to be held in April, as many as 1,040 members of five Karbi ethnic militant groups laid down arms Tuesday.
At an official ceremony held at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati, the 1,040 members of Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT), People’s Democratic Council of Karbi Longri (PDCK), both factions of Karbi Longri NC Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), Kuki Liberation Front (KLF) and United People’s Liberation Army (UPLA) laid down arms in the presence of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, senior police and Army officers, former Asom Sahiyta Sabha president Rongbong Terang, gaon buras (village headmen) and members of
Pulwama Attack Happened Despite Reliable Intelligence Inputs: Report
Had the authorities successfully acted upon the intelligence input trail received between January 2, 2019 and February 13, 2019, the Pulwama terror strike could have been staved off , a report in Frontline magazine has noted.
The site of the Pulwama attack. Photo: PTI/Files
New Delhi:Â An investigative report on the 2019 Pulwama terror strike by
Frontline has revealed that a series of intelligence inputs shared with authorities responsible for maintaining internal security, including the Jammu and Kashmir Police, between January 2, 2019 and February 13, 2019 “were not acted upon or at least not acted upon successfully”, resulting in the killing of 44 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldiers.
Pulwama terror attack happened despite two successive actionable intelligence inputs
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On February 14, 2019, securitymen inspect the destruction at the site of a blast set off by a suicide bomber in the Lethpora area in south Kashmir s Pulwama district some 20 km from Srinagar, in which 40 security men were killed. Photo: Nissar Ahmad
A year-long investigation by ‘Frontline’ reveals that between January 2 and February 13, 2019, a series of intelligence inputs were shared with various authorities responsible for maintaining internal security, all pointing to an impending fidayeen strike as part of the Jaish-e-Mohammad’s “Qisas mission”. At least two inputs carried details of the terror module led by Mudasir Ahmed Khan, which eventually carried out the Pulwama attack on February 14, 2019.
Updated Jan 24, 2021 | 18:45 IST
Mumbai Police arrested 52 wanted criminals during a city-wide anti-crime drive held between late Saturday night and Sunday morning. Mumbai Police’s ‘Operation All-Out’ sees 349 arrests, NDPS Act cases and fines [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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As many as 66 people were booked in cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Nakabandis were organised at 101 locations, and 8,597 vehicles were checked.
More than 735 hotels and lodges were checked.
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police, in order to keep a check on criminal activities in the city, undertook ‘Operation All-Out’ on the intervening night of January 23-24. Under the initiative, raids, combing exercises, nakabandis, road checks and searches were carried out across the city, resulting in the arrest of 349 offenders including 52 ‘wanted’ criminals.
Jammu: The sixth phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir is being conducted across 31 constituencies amid high security and under the shadow of COVID-19 pandemic. Simultaneously, the voting is also being held on 334 panch and 77 sarpanch seats. The counting of votes in the DDC elections is slated on December 22. State Election Commissioner K K Sharma had said that all necessary arrangements have been made to ensure peaceful poling besides special emphasis have been made to keep the voters safe from COVID-19. Also Read – Operation All-Out: Terror Recruitments Unabated by Unemployment in Kashmir This Year
Over 7.48 lakh voters will decide the fate of 245 candidates, including 100 women contestants in this phase of DDC polls. The eight-phased maiden DDC elections commenced on November 28 and so far, voters in 190 constituencies, out of total 280 across 20 districts, have registered their choice. Also Read – Jammu and Kashmir: Grenade Attack in Sop