Kashmir Valley abuzz with debate on possible IS footprint

Union home minister Rajnath Singh, too, dismissed reports about the presence of the IS in J&K, let alone a base in India. Has the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) succeeded in making inroads into Jammu and Kashmir? The authorities here say a categorical “no” when asked. “I don’t think the IS has any footprint here,” said Jammu and Kashmir’s DGP Shesh Paul Vaid. The Centre is also downplaying IS’s claim that it was involved in an attack in which a police officer and a militant were killed in…

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