JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday handed over the appointment letter to the wife of a bus driver who was among nine persons killed in a militant attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi. Renu Sharma, the wife of bus driver Vijay Kumar of Reasi, was given a government […]
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Major breakthrough in Reasi attack case, militant associate arrested: Police
JAMMU — J&K Police on Wednesday said “a major breakthrough” has been made in the June 9 Reasi militant attack, in which 9 pilgrims were killed and 44 others injured, with the arrest of a militant associate. “A major breakthrough has been achieved in the case pertaining to the militan attack on the pilgrim bus […]
Reasi attack: 50 detained, search expanded to far-flung areas
JAMMU — Fifty people have been detained in connection with the investigation into the recent militant attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday. To ensure a comprehensive probe, the search operation to track down the militants, has been expanded to cover Reasi district’s far-flung Arnas […]
Reasi attack: Police release sketch of militant, announce Rs 20 lakh reward for information
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday released a sketch of a militant involved in the attack on a passenger bus in Reasi district and announced a Rs 20 lakh reward for information about him. On Sunday, militants opened fire at the 53-seater bus carrying pilgrims when it was en route from the […]
Nefarious design to spread turmoil in Jammu region: LG Sinha on Reasi attack
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said Monday the militant attack on a bus carrying pilgrims in Reasi district was part of nefarious designs to spread turmoil in the Jammu region, and asserted that such an attempt would be thwarted. Nine people were killed and 41 injured as militants opened fire at […]
NIA team reaches Reasi to coordinate with local police probing attack on passenger bus
JAMMU — An NIA team has reached Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district and is coordinating with local police probing into the militant attack on a passenger bus that left nine people dead and several injured, officials said on Monday. Meanwhile, security forces have also launched a massive cordon and search operation to track down the […]
Reasi attack: LG announces Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia for families of victims, 50,000 for injured
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has approved an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh each for the next of kin of those killed in the militant attack on a bus in Reasi district, an official spokesman said on Monday. Sinha has also approved Rs 50,000 each for those injured, the spokesman said. […]