Kupwara, July 9 -- In a major crackdown on terror operatives and their support structures, Jammu and Kashmir Police in Sogam Kupwara, have seized properties belonging to a Pakistan-based Kashmiri militant handler and top commander of proscribed terror outfits Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JUM) on Wednesday.

According to a release, the action was taken against the accused, Ghulam Rasool Shah alias Rafia Rasool Shah, son of Abdul Jabbar Shah, originally a resident of Peer Mohalla, Chandigam, Lolab. Shah, who is presently operating from across the border, has been actively involved in orchestrating and facilitating militant activities in the region for several years.

As part of the legal action, five kanals and three mar...