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Rajnath reviews security situation in J&K

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rajnathSrinagar:In the wake of sudden surge in militancy-related violence and a a day ahead of the commencement of Amarnath Yatra, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in a high level meeting here.

The meeting, chaired by Singh, was attended by Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti besides Chief Secretary B.R. Sharma, Director General of Police K. Rajendra Kumar and senior officials from the army, the Central Reserve Police Force, the Border Security Force and intelligence agencies.

Singh was briefed about the steps taken for ensuring incident-free Amarnath Yatra.

“The meeting deliberated upon the strategic issues pertaining to situation in the state with particular reference to development projects of the state,” officials said.

“During the meeting a range of issues pertaining to the state were discussed. The Home Minister assured of positive outcomes on issues of opening of more LoC routes for trade, giving permission to foreigners to visit Ladakh including Nubra valley, quick resolution of land related issues and increasing ex gratia payment to families of martyred J&K police personnel,” officials said.

Singh also instructed the CRPF and the BSF to explore the possibility of conducting special recruitment drives in Jammu and Kashmir.

Earlier, state government sources said that all officials who are part of the unified headquarters will be present during the meeting.

The unified headquarters is the apex security grid in the state formed to create synergy among various intelligence agencies and security forces engaged in anti-militancy operations.

A three-member team of the Union Home Ministry was camped in Srinagar for three days this week to submit a report to the minister on the Pampore shootout in which eight CRPF troopers were killed and 22 others injured.

Militants have carried out at least two deadly attacks on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway during the last one month in which 12 paramilitary troopers were killed and around 30 others have been injured.

The highway is the only road link used by thousands of Amarnath-bound pilgrims each year during the annual Yatra.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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May 5, 2022

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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