Jan 25, 2020
Srinagar: The officer who led the operation that eliminated Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani will receive Police Medal for Gallantry from President Ram Nath Kovind on Republic Day. A 2008 batch IPS officer, Abdul Jabbar is among the 409 gallantry awardees.
On July 8, 2016, acting on an intelligence input, Jabbar, the then SSP of Anantnag, led a team of police personnel that killed Wani.
Wani was the poster boy of militancy in Kashmir. He was known to be active on social media, brandishing pictures with weapons to attract militants into his fold. Jabbar was moved out of J&K later.
After Wani’s death, massive unrest took place in the Valley for almost six months. More than 100 civilians were killed across the Valley in clashes that followed.
Jabbar belongs to Aurangabad district in Bihar. The officer is currently serving on a deputation in the Intelligence Bureau.
The President’s medal for gallantry is the highest police medal for valour. Three J&K police personnel, including Jabbar, and one from the CRPF will receive President’s award this year.
This Republic Day, J&K Police will receive 108 medals, the maximum number of gallantry honours. IAS
IIM-Calcutta rape case: Questions raised over campus security
Kolkata: Serious concerns have emerged over the security arrangements at the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C), after a woman was allegedly raped inside the boys’ hostel on the campus's southern...
We missed no targets in Pak, not even a glass pane broken in India: NSA Doval on Op Sindoor
New Delhi: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Friday addressed the convocation ceremony at IIT Madras, delivering a fiery defence of ‘Operation Sindoor’, India’s cross-border air assault on Pakistan...
NSA Doval debunks distorted foreign reportage on ‘Operation Sindoor’
New Delhi: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Friday delivered a sharp rebuke at the distorted reportage of 'Operation Sindoor', by the foreign media and also dared it to...
China using Pakistan as proxy to test weapons: Deputy Army Chief Lt Gen Rahul Singh
New Delhi: China is using Pakistan as a proxy to test its military hardware, said Lieutenant General Rahul R Singh, Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development and Sustenance), during...
Bomb threat at Coimbatore Collectorate triggers high alert; security ramped up
Chennai: A fresh bomb threat targeting the Coimbatore Collectorate triggered a major security scare, prompting an intense search operation across the government complex. The threat, received through an anonymous letter,...
Indian Navy rescues 14 countrymen from vessel on fire in Arabian Sea
New Delhi: The Indian Navy rescued 14 countrymen serving as crew members on-board a Palau-flagged tanker MT Yi Cheng 6 which caught fire in the North Arabian Sea, an official...
MHA holds talks with Meitei groups to resolve Manipur ethnic crisis
Imphal: A fresh round of dialogue between the officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and members of a joint delegation of three leading Meitei-based Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)...
IAF brings 224 Indians back from Israel under Operation Sindhu
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force on Wednesday successfully evacuated 224 more Indian nationals from Israel, taking the total number of citizens brought back safely to 818, under Operation Sindhu....
No local involved in Pahalgam terror attack: Omar Abdulah
Srinagar: J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that no local was involved in the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 civilians, including 25 tourists and a local Kashmiri,...
Govt seals Rs 1,982 crore deals for defence hardware to beef up Army’s counter-terror capability
New Delhi: In a significant move to strengthen the Indian Army’s operational readiness in counter-terrorism operations, the Ministry of Defence has concluded 13 contracts worth Rs 1,981.9 crore under the...
Three top Maoists killed in encounter with police in Andhra
Visakhapatnam: Three top leaders of CPI(Maoist) were killed in an exchange of fire with police in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitarama Raju district on Wednesday. The exchange of fire between the...
Indian students evacuated from Tehran, some moved out of country via Armenia: MEA
New Delhi: Indian students in Tehran have been relocated from the city, and some Indian nationals have been assisted in leaving the country through the border with Armenia, the Ministry...
