100 Youth Joined Militancy In Kashmir In 2022, Only 18 Left: DGP

56 foreigners among 186 militants killed; 100 youth joined militancy, 17 arrested; others killed, only 18 remaining; 159 militants/OGW arrested; 14 cops, 17 SF personnel killed; Hints At Legal Action Against Salahudin

Srinagar- Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Saturday said that year 2022 was the most peaceful year on the security front compared to the last four years that saw the killing of 56 foreigners among 186 militants.

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

Addressing the year-ender press conference at Jammu, DGP Singh said that compared to the past four years, year 2022 was most peaceful on the security front.

“We conducted large-scale anti-militancy operations in which 56 foreigners among 186 militants were killed. Majority of the slain militants were affiliated with the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad outfits,” the DGP said. “Almost 100 youth joined militant ranks of which 17 were arrested, remaining were eliminated while just 18 are left who will also be killed soon. We haven’t seen such a lowest local militant recruitment in the past four years.”

He said a huge number of youth who had tread the wrong path were brought back. “Their number can’t be shared,” the DGP said.

Mission Zero Terror for 2023: The DGP said that the new year resolution of police for the  year 2023 will be Mission Zero Terror and prime focus will be on wipe out the “terror eco-system wherever it exists in J&K.”

Modules Busted:  J&K Police chief said that 146 militant modules were busted in the year bidding good-bye. “Each module comprised 4 to 5 youth,” he said.

Weapons Seized: DGP Singh said in 2022, 188 weapons including AK 47 rifles, 275 pistols, 354 grenades, 61 grenades, 61 IEDs including some ready to use were dropped. I congratulate police and other forces for successfully foiling the drone dropping bids of weapons in Jammu region and seizing huge quantities of weapons,” he said. “There were some unfortunate incidents of blasts in Udhampur but majority of bids were foiled.”

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

Seizure of vehicles/ houses used to support militancy:  The J&K police chief said that 55 vehicles and 28 houses were seized for being used to support militancy. Similarly, 649 people were booked under PSA for supporting militancy,” he said.

On Drugs: “1693 cases were registered and many modules were busted. 212 kgs of heroin, 383 kgs of charas, 12 kgs of brown sugar and a huge quantity of other drugs were seized in the year 2022,” the DGP said.

Crime cases: The DGP said that 29834 cases of crime were registered in 2023. “Fast track case disposal system was followed. Year 2022 saw 2285 cases of crime against women,” he said.

UPA Cases: DGP Singh said 1350 cases are under investigation. “We have set up SIU in every district for fast track case disposal,” he said. “SIUs are working under SIA are doing a great job.”

About TRF/Kashmir Fight Blog: “Both of these are the mouthpieces of ISI. We have investigated almost all the threat cases and won’t spare anyone issuing threats to minority community and other sections of the society,” he said. (With inputs from KNO.)

Hints At Legal Action Against Salahudin

DGP hinted on Saturday that action could be taken against Syed Sallahuddin, the Pakistan-based supreme commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen, and said dossiers have been prepared of almost all the local terrorists operating from across the border.

He dismissed People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti’s remarks that hundreds of youngsters are languishing in jails as draconian anti-terror laws, such as the UAPA, are slapped ruthlessly in Kashmir on “flimsy and trivial grounds”, saying it is a “personal perception” and adding that “we are open to any kind of scrutiny”.

“The day is not far away,” the DGP said at the year-end press conference here in response to a question on whether police are planning to take action against Sallahuddin, India’s most wanted terrorist, similar to the demolition of the house of Ashiq Nengroo, the Pakistan-based commander of terror outfit Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM), and an extended portion of the house of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Ghulam Nabi Khan alias “Amir Khan” in south Kashmir.

“Many of them were earlier sitting in Pakistan and carrying on terrorist activities and were not brought into the ambit of certain legal provisions…. Now, dossiers have been prepared against most of them and they have already been notified as individual terrorists,” the police chief said, adding, “Further action as per law will follow against them.”

He said in order to put an end to terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, it is vital to take strict action against the terror ecosystem.

“We have booked 649 terror supporters under the Public Safety Act (PSA) this year, besides seizing 50 vehicles used to transport terrorists and weapons. Twenty-eight houses and other buildings used to provide shelter to terrorists were also sealed,” the DGP said.

He said the anti-terror Special Investigation Agency is now more than a year old and has done a tremendous job in probing criminal activities, especially the cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

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