Joint Security Operation Foils Security Threat ｜ Two Hand Grenades Recovered in Tangmarg Forest

Well, we have some breaking news that is coming in. In a major security operation in North Kashmir, Baramulla police along with BSF, Army Second Rashtriya Rifles and CRPF have apprehended a man in the Badarkot forest area of Tangmarg. Well, the accused has been identified as Ghulam Jilani Rishi, a resident of Badarkot. Well, during the operation, security forces recovered one-hand grenade from his possession. Another concealed grenade was subsequently recovered from the forest based on his disclosure. An FIR has been registered at police station Tangmarg and further investigation is underway to establish the source of the explosives and possible links. The security agencies are continuing their efforts to maintain peace and security in the region. Well, for our viewers who have just joined in, we have some breaking news that is coming in at this hour. In a major security operation in North Kashmir, Baramulla police... Along with BSF, Army 2nd Rashtriya Rifles and CRPF have apprehended a man in the Badarkot forest area of Tangmarg. The accused has been identified as Ghulam Jilani Reshi, a resident of Badarkot. During the operation, security forces recovered one hand grenade from his possession and another concealed grenade was subsequently recovered from the forest based on his disclosure. And for more on this, we are being joined by Idrees Sloan, who is our special correspondent live on the phone line. Well, Idrees, what more can you tell us about this latest apprehension? Has a major threat been foiled? Security already on high alert across Jammu and Kashmir especially after the two attacks that have taken place in the last 24 hours One in Kishtwar and one in Kulgam. After that, security has been on high alert across every district of Jammu and Kashmir In the northern part of Kashmir, in Baramulla district, security forces had a tip-off. that there is one person moving with weapons from one place to another in the Badarkot area. Meanwhile, he was nabbed by security forces from his possession. They found a grenade and later he took them to a hideout where there was another grenade which was from his possession. As we know, there were two SPOs whose bodies were found in the Kishtwar district. earlier today by security forces. They had gone missing on Wednesday. After that, a massive search operation for them was carried out by security. First light in the morning, their dead bodies were recovered from one of the places in the Kishtwar district. We also say that they were carried out by terrorists in the Kishtwar area and two SPOs were killed in that. There was another attack yesterday in South Kashmir's Kulgam district where we saw how Terrorists came on a bike and from a point-blank range shot at the CRPF jawans who were at a naka posting. Three of them got injured, all of them stable now. Their condition is said to be stable and they were taken to the hospital at that very point. The CCTV footage that was released from the incident clearly showed how the terrorists had come very close to them. But there was a quick reaction from the security personnel also who started firing towards the terrorists. Although, the terrorists had managed to flee from that spot as well. Now, security remains on high alert across Jammu and Kashmir, especially after these two incidents. And that's why what we see in northern part of Kashmir, in Baramulla, security forces have nabbed one person from whose possession they've recovered two hand grenades. Right. Of course, Idrees, you know, In both of these attacks, the terrorist struck and disappeared into the dense forest and in Kishtwar, the SPO's rifles are of course missing. That is what you've already mentioned. So what do these incidents tell us about the security situation in the region and what challenges do forces face in such terrain? Well, just a week ago, the IGP of Kashmir zone from Jammu and Kashmir police had said that there is only one active local terrorist present in the Kashmir zone. Meanwhile, he had also said that there could be few foreign terrorists who had managed to infiltrate from across the border into the Kashmir territory who could be active. And we have seen, especially in the forest areas of Jammu region, the presence of foreign terrorists has been there from the last one or two years. And it has been a difficult task for the security forces to nab them because the forests are dense and these terrorists are highly trained at the launch pads across the border and then sent into these mountainous regions where it becomes extremely difficult for security agencies. to basically neutralize and look for them in those areas. That is one challenge that security forces have that these terrorists who have shifted their base from the hinterland to these forest areas and they carry out these attacks, come down from these forest areas and then go and vanish again into these areas. So that is one challenge that security forces have in Jammu and Kashmir. But nevertheless, as we see, men, more deployment has been brought in at both the locations in Kishtwar and Kulgam, not only... are men patrolling the area, but aerial surveillance is also being done all across the region so that they could map the attackers who carried out both these attacks. Right, of course, Idrees, we are of course tracking all the updates that are coming in for our viewers as well. But thank you so much for getting us all those updates.