Two Kashmiri Islamic State militants held, 2 pistols seized
New Delhi, Sep 7 : Two suspected Islamic State (IS) militants hailing from Jammu and Kashmir were arrested in the Capital, police said on Friday. Two pistols and 10 cartridges were seized from them.
"The two suspects belong to Ganapora village, Shopian. They were arrested from a bus stop near Red Fort on Thursday night. They were to board a bus back to Jammu and Kashmir with the weapons they collected from Amroha, Uttar Pradesh," Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Cell, P.S. Kushwah said.
He said the arrested were suspected to be associated with the global terror network's Jammu and Kashmir franchise.
The group is not known to have physical presence in that state and the state police have been denying that IS militants were operating from there.
However, a fringe group of young men would often be seen waving black flags, used by the IS, in the Kashmir Valley.
"The two -- Parvez Ahmed Lone, 24, and Jamsheed Zahoor, 19, -- are students of M.Tech and PG Diploma respectively. Delhi was just a transit point for them," said Kushwah.
They told police that they were taking those weapons to Kashmir, and that there were no activities planned for Delhi.
Lone's brother was killed in an encounter in the state in January. "He was influenced by his brother," police said.
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BJP councillor dies by suicide after being threatened by youths following party's bypoll win
Agartala (PTI): A BJP councillor of Dharmanagar Municipal Council (DMC) in North Tripura died by suicide on Tuesday after he was allegedly threatened and humiliated by a group of youth following the saffron party's victory in the Dharmanagar bypoll, police said.
Rahul Kishore Roy, who was also the BJP's Yuva Morcha mandal president, took the extreme step a day after BJP candidate Jahar Chakraborti won the bypoll for the Dharmagar Assembly constituency by a massive margin.
Chief Minister Manik Saha expressed shock over the youth leader's death and assured an impartial inquiry into the allegations brought by the deceased’s wife, Ananya Bhattacharjee.
"I am shocked by the untimely death of Rahul Kishore Roy. May his soul rest in peace, and also offer my sympathy to the bereaved family. I also assured that an impartial inquiry will be conducted following the complaint of the deceased's wife", the CM wrote on Facebook.
Roy's wife has lodged a complaint with the local police station, holding seven persons responsible for her husband's death.
"Soon after the announcement of the results of the bypoll to the Dharmagnar Assembly bypoll, six to seven youths attacked our residence at Chandrapur at 3 pm and started hurling abuses at my husband. They also assaulted me to hand over my husband to them," she stated in the complaint.
Ananya said, "The same gang returned late at night again, attacked our house and hurled two or three bombs. They also threatened to eliminate my husband whenever he is found at Dharmanagar."
Deeply upset by the attacks and threats, my husband committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling early Tuesday morning. I urge the Officer in Charge (OC), Dharmanagar police station, to investigate against these people for justice, she said.
"Based on a specific complaint, we have registered a case, and an investigation is underway. No one has been arrested yet," SP, North Tripura, Avinash Kumar Rai said.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
