Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, May 27: Security forces today apprehended six youth who were about to join militancy while police also busted a militant module by arresting seven militant associates.
Police said that Awantipora police in a swift action detained six youth who were on way to join militancy while as seven militants were also arrested who were part of a militant module.
“In multiple raids Awantipora Police along with Army 42 RR and CRPF 180 Bn / CRPF 130 Bn apprehended youth identified as: Aqib Ahmad Dobi S/o Ghulam Mohammad Dobi R/o Tral. Mufeez Ahmad Zargar S/o Mohammad Syed Zargar R/o Tral-e-Payeen. Saifullah Ahmad Shah S/o Ali Mohammad Shah R/o Takiya Gulab Bagh Tral, Liyaqat Ahmad Khanday alias@ Amir S/o Ab. Rashid Khanday R/o Amlar Tral, Shoaib Ahmad Bhat S/o Mohammad Shafi Bhat R/o Chersoo Awantipora and Bilal Ahmad Zaboo S/o Farooq Ahmad Zaboo R/o Tral-e-Bala,” Police said adding that these six youth were planning to join militancy.
Police said that the arrested youth were motivated and indoctrinated by the militant associates and militants to join the militancy.
“These youth developed contact with the active militants in the said area for joining militancy by means of the militant associates (arrested by police),” the spokesman said.
He said that facts have been revealed by the arrested youth were motivated by Pakistan based militant commanders to join militancy and asked to establish contact with their ground cadre in Awantipora and Tral area.
The police also busted a militant module by arresting seven youth who were part of Jaish-e-Muhammad outfit.
“The arrested youth include Sajad Ahmad Sheikh S/o Ab. Salam Sheikh R/O Pinglish Tral, Adil Hussain Sheikh S/O Gh. Hassan Sheikh R/o Tral-e-Bala, Mohammad Iqbal Baba S/o Haji M.Aslam Baba R/o Tral-e-Bala, Yasir Amin Dar S/o Mohammad Amin Dar R/o Noorabad Tral-e-Bala, Showkat Ahmad Sheikh S/o M.Subhan Sheikh R/O Batagund Tral, Ubaid Ahmad Mir S/o Mohammad Amin Mir R/o Batagund Tral and Adil Rashid Bhat S/o Ab. Rashid Bhat R/o Kranzbal,” police said, adding that these youth were involved in motivating youth to join the militancy.
Police said that arrested youth were involved in providing logistics, shelter, transporting of arms/ammunition and other kind of support to militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad in Tral and Awantipora areas.
“The arrested youth were in touch with Pakistan based militant commanders through different social media platforms. Incriminating material recovered from them,” police said, adding that consequent upon this case FIR number 51/2021 stands registered in Police Station Tral under relevant Sections of law.
In the meantime, police booked six persons including two brothers under Unlawful Prevention Activities Act and Arms Act in Kokarnag area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
An official said that police in Kokernag recovered a hand grenade and 14 live rounds from two persons identified as Javid Ahmed Bhat, 30, and Zubair Ahmed Bhat, 26, both residents of Sagam Kokernag.
Javaid is a Tavera driver and Zubair runs his own business. On their disclosure after the recovery, police arrested 4 more persons including two brothers identified as Fareed Ahmed Mangnoo, Muzaffar Ahmed Mangnoo, labourer Zahoor Ahmed Mir, all residents of Sheikhpora Vailoo Kokernag and Mohammad Amin Dar, also a labourer by profession and a resident of Darpora Devalgam.
The official said that they were under scanner after the gunfight that had broken out in Sheikhpora Vailoo Kokarnag on May 11. Three militants Ilyas Ahmad Dar alias Sameer resident of Danwathpora Kokernag, Ubaid Shafi alias Abdullah resident of Batamaloo Srinagar and Aqib Ahmad Lone alias Sahil resident of Khandaypora Kulgam were killed in Sheikhpora encounter.
Police have registered a case (FIR vide number 90/2021 under section 7/25 Arms Act, 18, 20 ULAP Act) against these six persons.
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