Kashmir crackdown gathers pace – from deep inside forests to capital Srinagar
The crackdown in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack gathered pace in Kashmir, with security forces conducting massive combing operations in the forests surrounding Pahalgam and the state police intensifying its crackdown on suspected terror sympathisers across the Valley.After the homes of two local men suspected to be involved in the Pahalgam attack were demolished late Thursday night, the residences of four more have been demolished in south Kashmir, also using explosives.
Sources say the operations were intensified after Union Home Minister Amit Shah asked security agencies to take tough measures to root out terrorists and their support structure.
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which has been directed by the Union Home Minist...