(MENAFN- Gulf Times) A Pune-based woman, alleged to be a suicide bomber, was detained by Jammu and Kashmir Police from south Kashmir, police said. 'We had an input about a suspect. Fortunately, after working on all the leads, we were able to apprehend the suspect, additional director general of Police Munir Khan told reporters here.
Refusing to give any further details, Khan, who also holds the post of inspector general of police (Kashmir Range), said, 'We will be talking to her (suspect) and we will be talking to our sister agencies. We will be covering every other lead to know what the facts are. Only after proper investigation, will we come to any conclusion.
Central intelligence agencies had sounded to the state police that a woman from Pune had shifted to the Kashmir Valley and was in regular touch with ISIS operatives, officials claimed.
'A high alert was sounded in the valley two days ahead of Republic Day and a message was circulated that 'there is a strong input that an 18-year-old non-Kashmiri woman might 'cause a suicide bomb explosion near or inside the Republic Day parade in Kashmir.
The woman had been questioned by the Pune Anti-Terrorism Squad in 2015, when it came to notice that she had been in contact with ISIS supporters
Meanwhile in New Delhi the 69th Republic Day was celebrated with 10 leaders of Asean countries taking a close look at the country's military might and cultural diversity.
It was for the first time that 10 guests of honour from all 10 Asean countries were invited for the annual official celebrations.
Despite a thick fog blanketing the city, hundreds turned up on both sides of Rajpath in the heart of Delhi to watch a grand march past that wound its way over 8kms from Raisina Hill.
The day began with President Ram Nath Kovind unfurling the Indian flag at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying tributes to the fallen soldiers at the Amar Jawan Jyoti near India Gate.
President Kovind, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, took his first Republic Day salute as the parade was led by Army personnel carrying the Asean flag and flags of all 10 Asean nations.
It was followed by military and paramilitary contingents, including mounted troops from the 61st Cavalry and mechanised columns. Martial music filled the air as soldiers drawn from some of the finest military units marched with clockwork precision.
One killed, many injured in Uttar Pradesh clash
One person was killed and another critically injured as two communities clashed on Republic Day in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday, police said. The incident took place when a bike rally was taken out by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and some other Hindu organisations in the town. As they were passing through the Hulka locality some youths pelted stones on the bikers. After that, it became a free for all and the bikers also retaliated with stones. Soon there was firing from the locality in which two persons received gunshot wounds and one succumbed in the hospital later. An irate mob attacked vehicles on the highway, targeted public property and torched some other vehicles. Over half-a-dozen persons, including some policemen, have also been injured in the clashes. The Rapid Action Force (RAF) has been deployed in the violence-hit areas and police patrolling has been increased.
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