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| Sopore probe begins from scapegoats | | 'Swift and exemplary action' : Booked for murder, Dy SP's PSO was in Anantnag when Nazim Rashid died in Sopore on July 30 | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Aug 15: In total reversal of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's repeatedly made assurances of a fair investigation---and exemplary punishment to the guilty---Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Jammu & Kashmir Police has begun its task with the arrest of a Constable who was 120 Kms away in Anantnag when Nazim Rashid Shalla died in custody in Sopore on July 30th. Investigating the Police investigation for over a week, Early Times has discovered that this detainee number one, selection grade constable Nisar Ahmad Malik, who has been behind the bars since his arrest on August 6th, was continuously at his home in Anantnag, as also at post-wedding feasts in the same area, from July 26th to July 31st.
Police press release, issued to media at 9.14 p.m on August 6th, did not reveal details of Nisar's residence. Issued in the backdrop of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's call to the Kashmiris that they should persist with protest 'until killers of Nazim Rashid are arrested', it simply said: "The Special Investigation Team, which is bei... | |
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| Omar wants peace, no abuse of human rights, Jehad against drug addiction | | Shutdown, undeclared curfew in Srinagar downtown but little tension on I-Day | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Aug 15 : Independence Day ceremonial parades went on smoothly throughout Kashmir even as business activities remained frozen due to a call for shutdown from the separatist Hurriyat Conference and restriction of movement enforced by Police and paramilitary forces. Undeclared curfew was witnessed in Srinagar downtown where authorities did not allow any movement even as there was little tension in the air on this occasion this year.
In this capital city, as well as all other district headquarters and major townships in the Valley, Independence Day celebrations progressed smoothly at all official venues today. While as Chief Minister Omar Abdulla... | |
| | | | Pak reciprocates India's I-Day good wishes to it by firing bullets | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 15 : Pakistan did not reciprocate India's good wishes on Independence Day. On its I-Day yesterday, Indian border troops greeted their counterparts by giving them sweets and bouquets. They, however, reciprocated by opening fire on the International Border (IB) in the wee hours of today.
On the Line of Control (LoC), where there was no ceasefire violation by the enemy troops, Pak Mujahid Regiment's Col Umar Gul and his subordinates called on Indian troops led by Co... | |
| | | | Jammu police busts Hawala racket, Rs. 4.83 lakh recovered | | Terror money being used to fund activities of LeT Delhi police also begins manhunt | | | SUMIT SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 15: Jammu and Kashmir Police today busted a Hawala racket which was being used as a route to fund terror activities of various modules of Pakistan based terror organization Lashkar-e-Taiba active across the state.
Seeking anonymity, a senior police officer said that the inputs about this Hawala racket were received months received and the same was confirmed by a notorious criminal and smuggler Sarfu during interrogation. "The interrogation of the arrested inter-border smuggler , who belonged to Pargwal sector of sub-district Akhnoor , revealed that he was involved in running a Hawala racket meant to fund LeT in the state," said the officer.
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