New Delhi, July 06: Pakistan-based militant outfits have been unleashing a reign of terror in areas around the Hill Kaka region of Udhampur, Doda, Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir with nearly 50 civilians falling victim to their barbaric acts including slitting of throats and tying of bombs around the bodies of victims. Intelligence inputs have suggested that militants displaced during army`s operation "Sarp Vinash" were terrorising the locals besides attempting to create a communal wedge by targeting minority Hindu community in some areas. The killings came despite claims by inspector general of police (Jammu region) P L Gupta the militants were on the run after the army`s operation. The figure compiled from the official handouts of the Jammu and Kashmir police project a gory picture with nearly 50 civilians killed, some of them in most barbaric manner, between June one and June 30 in districts of Doda, Udhampur, Rajoui and Poonch. This was as highlighted in a report with home ministry, which claimed that militants from Hill Kaka had sneaked into these areas.

Bureau Report