Ahmed Dar

The trio Shakil Ahmed Mir (32), Meheraj Ahmed Dar (30) and Ahmed Dar were driving down the road next to a BSF camp, when they were spotted.

J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah ordered the release of five top separatist leaders including the lone woman separatist leader Asiya Andrabi on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr.

A special anti-money laundering court on Wednesday framed charges against Tarique Ahmed Dar, who is alleged to have masterminded and funded the 2005 Diwali blasts at prime Delhi markets like Sarojini Nagar and Paharganj.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested a man and his daughter—identified as Peer Tariq and Insha—in connection with last year's barbaric terror attack in Pulwama, officials said. The February 14, 2019 attack killed 40 CRPF personnel when a Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide bomber Adil Ahmed Dar rammed his vehicle into a paramilitary bus in Pulwama.

The special operations group (SOG) of Tapi district police on Wednesday detained two persons from Baramulla in Kashmir for questioning after some locals informed the control room that their appearances bore resemblance to the Lashkar-E-Toiba terrorists whose sketches were released by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

Delhi Police filed a chargesheet against Lashker militant Tariq Ahmed Dar in connection with serial blast that rocked the capital on Oct 29.

JAMMU: A militant was shot dead by security forces this morning during search operations in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said.

Jammu & Kashmir Police on Monday claimed recovery of more arms and ammunition on the disclosure of two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists captured by villagers in Reasi district a day earlier.

Two Kashmiri maulvis, Bilal Ahmed Dar and Zabiuddin Saiyed, have been acquitted by a city sessions court in Ahmedabad. They were accused of spreading jihadi terrorism in Gujarat as a retaliation for the post-Godhra violence. The court ruled that no evidence was provided to substantiate the charges of conspiracy and terrorism, including jihadi literature and CDs related to the 2002 riots. The prosecution relied solely on statements from co-accused, which are not admissible as evidence according to the law.

Feroz Ahmed Dar and five other policemen were killed yesterday in a gruesome ambush in Achabal in Anantnag district by suspected LeT militants who tried to disfigure their faces before walking away with their weapons.

SRINAGAR: A Lashkar-e-Toiba militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in the wee hours here on Saturday, official sources said.

One terrorist was killed and another surrendered after an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Sunday. This is the first time in months that a terrorist has laid down his arms during an encounter.

Adil Ahmed Dar from Pulwama, was inspired to become a suicide bomber after the Taliban claimed victory since the US announced the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan. Minutes after the attack, Telegram channels were abuzz with two videos and a picture of a youth who claimed responsibility. The videos presented Adil's 'martyrdom' message and seemed to have been shot in advance by Jaish.

Three persons have been detained in Srinagar by Delhi Police in connection with the serial blasts in Delhi.

Jammu & Kashmir police sub-inspector S Norbu from Ladakh and Army jawan Amarjit Singh from Punjab were killed on Tuesday while a Hizbul Mujahideen militant, Sajjad Ahmed Dar, was felled in the gunfight.

The Jammu and Kashmir government Saturday sacked four employees including son of Syed Salahuddin, the self-styled chief of banned terror group Hizbul Mujahideen, and the wife of a jailed separatist who was also involved in fatal attack on minority community members.

The 32-year-old Jammu and Kashmir police officer was buried last night in the family's ancestral graveyard in Dogripora village in Pulwama district with many from the village and his department bidding him a tearful adieu.

A year after embroidery artisan Farooq Ahmed Dar was used as a "human shield" by the Army in Jammu and Kashmir, former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Shehla Rashid on Monday said Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti should stand up for its people.