J&K Police nab two terror sympathisers in Kishtwar
Continuing its crackdown against the terrorist ecosystem sustaining active foreign terrorists, Jammu and Kashmir Police have so far arrested two terrorist sympathisers, allegedly behind providing logistics support at a hideout in the Singhpora area of Chhatroo in the Kishtwar district of Jammu division.
According to a press statement issued by the office of District Police, Kishtwar, “in a decisive operation against anti-national elements, Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested a key accused linked to providing aid to foreign terrorists at a hideout in Singhpora, Chatroo, Kishtwar”. The case was registered under FIR number 03/2026 at Police Station Chatroo, invoking Sections 61(2), 109, 147, 148 of BNS; Sections 13, 16, 18, 19, 20 of UAPA; and Section 7/27 of the Arms Act.
According to Senior Superintendent of Police, Kishtwar Naresh Singh, J&K police apprehended Mashkoor Ahmed S/o Mohd Ramzan, resident of Beighpora, Singhpora, Kishtwar, a teacher in the School Education Department, who was directly implicated in facilitating the terrorists’ hideout.
SSP noted that by arresting the terrorist sympathiser, the police have exposed the local ecosystem extending logistics to terrorists in the region.
“This arrest disrupts critical logistics supporting terror activities in the region”, Singh added. Earlier, Maneer Ahmed, a resident of Bandeyan Naidgam, was also arrested for similar offences by the Kishtwar police team.
Police said further investigation is underway to detect and dismantle the wider network involved in supporting terrorist activities in the district.
On February 22 this year, three terrorists, including one of the top commanders of the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist outfit, were neutralised by the joint team of security forces in the general area of Passerkut in Chhatroo, Kishtwar district.
The terrorist commander was later identified as a Jaish-e-Mohammad commander, Saifullah.
According to security forces, Saifullah had reportedly infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir nearly five years ago and remained active in the region, allegedly masterminding several deadly attacks on security forces, including the one in July 2024 that left four soldiers, including a captain, dead.
