Municipal elections may get deferred in Jammu and Kashmir; Special Police Officer (SPO) ‘s son killed in grenade attack; Five militants killed in Uri, North Kashmir; Jammu and Kashmir Government to deploy spotters in Indo-Nepal border
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    • Reports noted that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah after the reopening of civil secretariat hinted that municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir will now be held towards the end of the year. The Chief Minister said the elections will be definitely held this year as huge amount of funds under various centrally-sponsored schemes were withheld. 1

    In another development, according to reports, Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to deploy former militants as its “spotters” (police or military intelligence informant) on Indo-Nepal border to keep a check on Kashmiris who use the route to enter into India. Demand for deployment of J&K police as also the former militants (spotters) came after a group of 40 people including women and children from Kashmir were reportedly detained on Indo-Nepal border a week ago. It was alleged that among the 40 people, some male members included the youth had allegedly crossed over to Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) for arms training and were now coming back alongwith their families. Decision to deploy the former militants was taken after the J&K government refused to deploy the J&K police on Indo-Nepal border because of lack of manpower in the state’ police force. 2

    Meanwhile, according to reports, Army on May 10, 2012 said that they have killed five militants in an encounter while foiling an infiltration bid in Uri Sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to Army sources, this was the first infiltration bid that has been foiled this year. Giving details of the gun-battle that reportedly lasted for 13 hours, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Baramulla-based 19 Infantry Division, Major General Bipin Rawat, told that Army was having prior information that militants were readying to sneak in.3

    In other developments, according to reports, a 12-year-old boy, the son of a Special Police Officer, was killed when suspected militants lobbed a grenade at their house in a remote village of Kishtwar district. 4

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