Srinagar, June 21: Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday claimed to have attached five residential houses in Srinagar, being used for the purpose of militancy and that many attacks on civilians and security forces were conspired and planned by militants while using these houses as hideouts.
The residential houses were attached as per section 2(g) and section 25 of UAP Act. The action comes nearly a month after the police said that a process has been started to attach immovable properties that were used to provide shelter to militants and also the houses where planning for militant attacks on security forces and civilians were hatched.
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In a statement issued here, a Police spokesman said that “today on 21st June 2022, five (05) residential Houses of willful harbourers of militants were attached as per section 2(g) and section 25 of UAP Act. These are the houses where it has been proved beyond doubt that these houses were used for the purpose of militancy and the shelter, harbour was voluntarily, knowingly given by the member(s) of the house. Many attacks on civilians, security forces were conspired and planned by militants while using these houses as hideouts.”
Two houses have been attached in the areas falling under the jurisdiction of Police Station Parimpora in a case under FIR number 257/2020 under section 302, 307, 120-B, 392 IPC 7/27 IA Act 13,16,18,19,20,39 ULAP Act.
One each house has been attached in the jurisdictions of Panthachowk, Nowhatta and Zakoora Police stations in cases under FIR number 132/2021, FIR number 35/2021 and FIR number 02/2022 respectively.
Some more such houses have been identified and any willful harbouring will be dealt with full force of law, police said and appealed to people not to harbour or give shelter to militants, failing which it will be forced to take resort to attachment proceedings.
In case of any forced/coercive entry by militants into any house, the matter should be brought to the notice of police immediately, police said.
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Reports said that a teenage boy identified as Kausar Ahmad Bhat resident of Sangam was critically injured after he was hit by unknown vehicle in Chadsoo Sangam.
They said he was rushed to GMC Anantnag for treatment, where he was referred to SMHS hospital for specialised treatment. However, he was declared brought dead.
Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident.
An encounter broke out between militants and joint team of security forces at Arihal village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday evening.
Kashmir Zone Police on X said,”Encounter started in Arihal village of District Pulwama .Police and security forces on job . Further details shall follow..”
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Encounter started in Arihal village of District Pulwama .Police and security forces on job . Further details shall follow..— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) November 30, 2023
With the early onset of winters, Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department Thursday ordered that it will conduct online classes in all government degree colleges of Kashmir region from Dec-01-2023.
Special Secretary to the government Dr Ravi Shanker Sharma in a communique said, “Due to early onset of winter, students enrolled in Government Degree Colleges of Kashmir Division are facing major challenge in commuting to college and, thereby, attending classes.”
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“Situation has got compounded due to disruption to normal class work with inadequate heating arrangements,” it reads.
The communique further states that with the implementation of admission based on merit and choice, students have to travel distances or stay in Hostel or stay in private accommodations which has put them to severe hardship due to early onset of harsh winter.
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Ir reads, “In order to ensure unhindered academic delivery in adverse and extreme cold conditions, it is impressed upon all the Principals of Government Degree Colleges of Kashmir Division that classes will be conducted via online mode w.e.f. December-01-2023 till December-31-2023 or till winter vacations are announced, whichever is earlier.”
“Further, Principals of Govt. Degree Colleges of Kashmir Division are directed to ensure that the faculty will attend their respective colleges regularly and take their classes online from the colleges in order to complete the syllabus as per academic calendar,” the official said.
It also said that all internal examinations and semester-end examinations will be conducted as per notified schedule of universities or institutions.