Properties of 4 terrorist handlers operating from Pakistan attached in J&K's Handwara

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said properties of 4 terrorists handlers operating from Pakistan have been attached in Handwara on orders of a court.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police has launched a special drive against the aforementioned terrorists and as part of this drive, the properties of these 'proclaimed offenders' were attached, the police said.

Police said the accused have been involved in different cases and are actively trying to revive and run the terror ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir.

"These absconders/proclaimed offenders have exfiltrated to Pakistan or Pakistan Occupied Kashmir(PoK) in 1990s or in first after 2000 and are presently in the Pakistan or PoK. Since then, they are continuously involved in handling terrorists and reviving and spreading terrorism in Handwara and other areas of Jammu and Kashmir," the Jammu & Kashmir Police said.

Besides these four, 51 persons of Jammu and Kashmir nationals who have exfiltrated to Pakistan/Pak Occupied Kashmir for illegal arms training and are operating from there have also been declared as Proclaimed offenders by the court, the police said on 'X'.