The Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Tuesday that they are in the process of seizing properties of Kashmiri militants living in Pakistan.
“We have a list of terrorists who are natives of J&K and were operating in various parts of the UT but have fled to Pakistan to seek refuge there. Their properties are being confiscated and the process will continue,” J&K Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said at a press conference in Rajouri.
The DGP said police are monitoring the activities of such individuals as they continue to promote terrorism from across the Line of Control (LoC).
“These people are behind the attempts to revive terrorism in J&K,” the DGP said, adding that no mercy would be shown to them if they attempted to return.
Singh said 9-12 terrorists—the majority of whom are believed to be foreigners—are operating in the Rajouri-Poonch range. He claimed that they have information that these terrorists are moving from Kulgam-Shopian in south Kashmir to the Rajouri-Poonch range in Jammu.
The two regions are separated by the Pir Panjal mountain range.
He said that three of them have been killed, and the search for others is ongoing.
“One terrorist, who had perhaps slipped from the mountains, was found dead in Reasi. Another one was killed in the Rajouri encounter, and the third one was killed in the Reasi encounter, where the operation is still in progress,” Singh said.
He congratulated the security forces, including the police,Army, and CRPF, on their successful operations in the Rajouri-Poonch range.
Regarding militancy in Rajouri-Poonch, the DGP said they will not allow attempts from across the LoC to revive terrorism in these two districts.
He further explained that the Village Defence Committees (VDCs) are being strengthened and are playing a significant role in anti-terrorist operations.
Regarding infiltration attempts, Singh said that all such attempts were foiled.
After a recent review meetings, it was decided that the police would also be deployed at some points along the LoC with the army to further enhance the “border grid”, he said.
Singh also emphasized that unless the agencies across the border stop sending narcotics, the challenge will persist. He also claimed that the security forces have thwarted attempts to smuggle narcotics using drones.
