Ahead of Republic Day, security agencies in Kashmir valley are on alert after getting inputs that a Pune based woman has entered into the valley to carry out suicide attack. According to the sources, it the same woman who was stopped by the Maharashtra ATS from joining ISIS three years back and efforts were done to de-radicalise her.
The agencies got the input that one Sadia Anwar Shaikh, resident of Yerwada in Pune has already entered into the Kashmir valley and is planning a suicide attack on or around Republic Day. Following the input, all the agencies in the country are on alert.
Meanwhile, sources told DNA that the woman was detained by the Maharashtra ATS in 2015 when she came under influence of radical forces and was about to join ISIS. "That time, she was a minor and could not be arrested. She was counselled in an attempt to de-radicalise her. Now, she is an adult and it seems that she is still under the influence of radical forces, hence she might have moved to Kashmir to plan some attack," one of the officials told DNA on the condition of anonymity.
To restore normalcy and peace in Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday announced fresh measures to be taken by the state government. He also said that the state must set up a high-level committee headed by an officer in the rank of Director General of Police or Additional Director General to review all stone-pelting cases against students. He has also advised the Mehbooba Mufti-led state government to formulate a new surrender and rehabilitation policy, an official said.
Singh said that Centre has given its approval to the state to use an amnesty scheme to give relief to 3,685 students and youth who were allegedly involved in stone pelting. He said this step is aimed at giving students and youth another chance to rebuild their lives and careers.
He said that a surrender and rehabilitation policy should be made to provide the youth with economic rehabilitation and suitable training to enable them to return to mainstream
