Former Army Officer Killing- J&K Police detain over 500 across valley
This is the first time, family members and relatives are being detained simultaneously in such large numbers
New Delhi, February 5
Following the gruesome killing of a retired Army officer in firing and injuring his family members, the Jammu and Kashmir Police detained over 500 people from across the valley.
This is the first time, family members and relatives are being detained simultaneously in such large numbers.
The officials said that a large number of those detained were relatives of Kashmiri militants based in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The police maintained that the detentions were made to send a message to militants operating from across the border that such attacks won’t be tolerated and that in the past, sending such messages have had the desired results.
Unidentified gunmen had opened fire at retired soldier, Manzoor Ahmad Wagay (45), his wife and her niece in Behibagh village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam.
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