Indian police stop 175 people and interrogate 1,500 after the mortal attack in Kashmir

The Indian Police have arrested about 175 people and questioned around 1,500 during a search operation to find those responsible for the terrorist attack that last Tuesday shook the back controlled by India, with a balance of 26 dead.

Although the search began moments after the attack, which took place in a Prairie tourist in the Pahalgam area, the operation intensified as of yesterday, with intensive day and night raids, a police officer involved in the operation in the operation, under anonymity condition, informed Efe on Saturday.

The police revealed that around 175 people have been arrested as part of the efforts to “break the support networks that favor terrorism” in the Indian Kashmir.

So far the Indian authorities have not notified the arrest of any of the three responsible for the Kashmir attack they have identified.

No arrests, for the moment

Another high position of the Police, who also asked not to be identified, said that since the date of the massacre 1,500 people have been cited to be interrogated, although he said that “most were subsequently released.”

One of the main outbreaks of the operation, which takes place throughout the region but is especially centered on the Anantnag district -where Pahalgam is located -are the wooded areas. They have deployed a greater number of patrols that are supported by air surveillance units.

In addition, additional vehicle control points have been established throughout the district, which monitor “suspicious movements and reinforce public safety.”

Among those interrogated are the majority of horse owners in the Pahalgam area, the locals told Efe. To the area where the attack happened, you can only get up after a long walk on foot or horse.

An Anantnag merchant, Riyaz Ahmad, told Efe that the number of control and patrol stalls in his area ”is greater than usual.” “But if you keep us safe, we understand it,” he added.

Meanwhile, the authorities continue to request citizen cooperation, urging the population “to stay alert and inform of any suspicious activity”. “

Kashmir

The Cashmiro region has been the main friction point between India and Pakistan since both countries became independent of the British empire in 1947, and for it they have fought several wars.

India accuses Pakistan of sponsoring an armed revolt in the region controlled by New Delhi. The attack last Tuesday has unleashed a serious diplomatic crisis, after the Indian government directly accused the neighboring country of being behind the massacre.

second Cross Fire Day

On the other hand, India said that his troops responded this Saturday for the second consecutive day to shots from Pakistan military positions in the Jammu and Kashmir region, while the tensions between the two countries remained high after a deadly attack against tourists this week.

Both parties used light weapons and no victims were recorded in the shooting along the border, according to officials of the Indian Ministry of Defense, who asked not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the situation. A Pakistan security officer denied that the incident had occurred, while the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not respond to comment requests outside the usual working hours.