Srinagar, Oct 9
The J&K Police's Crime Branch on Thursday carried out searches in Kulgam district and the Awantipora area of Pulwama district in connection with a job fraud/cheating case, an official statement said.
According to the statement, the searches were carried out at the house of Shakeel Ahmad Makroo, resident of Awantipora, Pulwama and Farooq Ahmad Thokar, resident of Sehpora in Kulgam. The searches were carried out in pursuance of the search warrants issued by the competent court in the presence of executive magistrates and also with the local police concerned.
While the security forces deal with terrorism in the hinterland, the army and the Border Security Force (BSF) guard the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in J&K.
The army guards the 740-km-long LoC while the BSF guards the 240-km-long IB in the UT.