The J&K Police's Special Investigation Unit (SIU) attached properties worth crores of rupees belonging to 11 Pakistan-based commanders of terrorist organisations in Kishtwar. This action is part of the ongoing drive to eliminate terror networks and revive insurgency in the Chenab Valley. Attachment of properties of another 18 absconding terrorists is underway.
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