Afzal Guru

Jammu-Kashmir elections: Afzal Guru's brother, 2 ex-Deputy CMs in race

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections: The final phase of polls is underway with over 400 candidates. A multi-party contest is unfolding in the region, marking the first Assembly polls since 2014

J&K polls: Afzal Guru's brother looks to win Sopore with jobs, development

Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's brother Aijaz Ahmed Guroo, who is fighting the Jammu and Kashmir polls from Sopore on development and employment plank, said the challenges faced by the assembly segment mirror the broader problems of the Union Territory. With a promise to uplift the area and create job opportunities for the youth, Guroo is determined to carve out a distinct political identity, separate from his brother's controversial legacy. "The vision of my brother was different and mine is different," he said in an interview with PTI Videos while emphasising that his focus is on development rather than separatist ideologies. Afzal Guru was hanged in Tihar jail on February 9, 2013, for plotting the December 2001 attack on Parliament. Aijaz Ahmed Guroo, an Independent candidate who did not complete his matriculation, expressed his commitment to upholding the Constitution and addressing the pressing concerns of Sopore. The region has suffered years of neglect, he said. Once

Swati Maliwal criticises 'dummy CM' Atishi; AAP demands her resignation

Swati Maliwal criticised Aam Aadmi Party's choice of Atishi as Delhi Chief Minister; claims her family fought against Afzal Guru's hanging

Swati Maliwal criticises Atishi’s appointment, says her family fought for Afzal Guru

As tributes pour in, here's what happened during the 2001 Parliament attack

December 13 marks the 22nd anniversary of the Parliament attack carried out by five militants affiliated with Pakistan-based extremist groups Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed

Some parts of Srinagar shut down on Afzal Guru's death anniversary

Parts of Srinagar city on Thursday observed a shutdown on the 10th death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru, who was hanged inside Tihar Jail. Shops and other business establishments in Nowhatta, Gojwara and Nalla Mar Road areas were closed due to the strike called by banned JKLF. However, private transport was plying normally all across the valley while the situation remained peaceful so far. Guru was hanged on this day in 2013 for his role in the attack on Parliament in 2001 carried out by the Jaish-e-Mohammad.

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Letter to BS: Arrest of J&K cop raises several disturbing questions

His arrest has ignited the controversy with doubts being cast on the veracity of the official version of the Parliament attack of 2001

Arrested cop Davinder Singh's J&K police medal for gallantry 'forfeited'

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday "forfeited" the Sher-e-Kashmir Police Medal for Gallantry awarded to Deputy Superintendent of Police Davinder Singh, who has been arrested for helping terrorists travel out of JK, an official order said. It said the suspended officer's act amounted to disloyalty and brought the force into disrepute. According to the order, Singh was awarded Jammu and Kashmir's highest police award in 2018. Police had arrested Singh, a deputy superintendent of police, at Mir Bazar in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Saturday, along with Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists Naveed Baba and Altaf, besides a lawyer who was operating as an overground worker for terror outfits. "Consequent upon the arrest of Mr. Davinder Singh on January 11 while trying to assist terrorist to travel outside J&K and recovery of arms and ammunition which amounts to disloyalty and conduct that has brought the force into disrepute, the Sher-e-Kashmir Police Medal for ...

J&K cop Davinder Singh who allegedly sheltered terrorists suspended

The DySP had applied for leave from Sunday till Thursday, they said. Police had carried out searches at his residence here and seized two pistols and an AK rifle beside a large quantity of ammunition

Separatists call shutdown to mark Afzal Guru's sixth death anniversary

Shops and other business establishments remained closed while public transport was off the roads due to the shutdown called by the separatists, officials said

Afzal Guru's son Galib Guru passed J&K class 12th board with distinction

Galib secured 88 per cent in the examination, the results for which were announced on Thursday

Kashmir observes Afzal Guru's death anniversary

Afzal belonged to north Kashmir's Du Aabgah village situated on the outskirts of Sopore town