Kulgam, Feb 13, Police in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district have seized the residential house of Safdar Ali Dar in Modergam village for giving shelter to militants. A para Commando Lance Naik Pradeep Nain and two militants Adil Hussain Wani of Kutipore, Shopian and Faisal Bashir Lone of Kanipora, Shopian were killed in on 6 July 2024 in the village. Both the slain militants were present in the said house when the encounter broke out.
The house was completely damaged in the encounter. Police party rushed to the spot and seized the damaged house. They installed a signboard that read: “this is to inform the general public that fully damaged residential house constructed over land under survey number 214 khasra number 360 registered in the name of Safdar Ali Dar of Modergam Kulgam has been frozen or seized under 25 UAP Act 1967.”
The attachment notice further read that no one is permitted to purchase the property while the owner is prohibited from selling or leasing it. Beside the encounter raged on 6 July 2024 at Modergam, another encounter had broken out on the same day at Chinnigam Frisal village of Kulgam in which 5 militants and a soldier were killed. The property at Chinnigam village was recently seized by the police.
