Srinagar/New Delhi : On October 17, posters in Urdu sprung up the streets of Nowgam, a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag’s district, with a warning against “sheltering Indian predators” and doing things against Sharia.

“Some people shelter these Indian predators in their shops, which obstructs our work; therefore we want to say openly to those people: stop, otherwise strict action will be taken against them as well,” read the posters, accessed by ThePrint .

They were signed by ‘Commander Hanzala Bhai,’ a member of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).

At first glance, these posters seemed “normal” but senior superintendent of police (SSP) of Srinagar, Dr GV Sundeep Chakravarthy instantly sensed the hidden danger lurking behind these seemingly harmless warnings.

The Telugu IPS officer

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