SRINAGAR — The houses of three suspected militants have been razed by authorities in the Kashmir Valley. It is seen as a crackdown on “terrorism” days after the dastardly Pahalgam attack in which at least 28 people were killed.
Officials on Saturday said that houses of the alleged militants were demolished in Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam districts of south Kashmir on Friday night.
Earlier, the houses of two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants were destroyed when explosives believed to be stored there went off during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
On Friday night, the house of Ahsan ul Haq Sheikh in the Muran area of Pulwama district was razed down, officials said.
In a similar action in Chotipora of the Shopian district, the house of an active top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Shahid Ahmad Kuttay was razed, they said.
At the Matalhama area of the Kulgam district, the residence of Zakir Ahmad Ganie, who has been active since 2023 was also pulled down during the night, they said.
With this, five residences of alleged militants have been razed.
On Friday, the houses of Aadil Hussain Thokar were being searched by security forces when an explosion damaged the structures in Bijbehara and Tral.
Explosives were supposedly found on the premises during the search operation, prompting the security forces to evacuate the occupants of the houses as well as neighbours to safety before they went off. — With inputs from PTI
