UP ATS has arrested two men - Mohammad Harun, a resident of Delhi’s Seelampur, and  Tufail, a resident of Varanasi, on the charges of spying for Pakistan. According to investigators, Harun was in direct contact with a staffer from the Pakistan High Commission and is accused of anti-national activities including aiding in suspicious financial transactions. Tufail allegedly sent pictures of iconic monuments in Delhi and Varanasi to a Pakistani woman married to a military official.

In a recent joint press briefing held by the Indian Army and J&K Police, the officials revealed exclusive details of the operations in the past 48 hours that neutralized 6 terrorists in J&K’s Shopian and Tral. Maj Gen Dhananjay Joshi, GOC V Force, said, “On 12th May, we got information on the possible presence of a terrorist group in the higher reaches in Kelar. On the morning of 13th May, on detection of some movement, our parties challenged the terrorists, who retaliated with fire. Our parties neutralized them. The second operation in the Tral area was conducted in a border village. As we were laying a cordon at this village, the terrorists positioned themselves in different houses and fired at us. At this time, the challenge we faced was rescuing the civilian villagers. After this, three terrorists were neutralized. One of the 6 terrorists neutralized, namely Shahid Kutte was involved in two major attacks, including an attack on a German tourist. He also has a hand in funding activities.