Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, July 10: Police today said that they have formally arrested 10 persons including the son of former Hurriyat Conference chairman, Abdul Gani Bhat, in a case related to the conspiracy of reviving banned organisation Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and Hurriyat Conference.
A police spokesman said here that a case FIR No 23/2023 under Sections 10, 13 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act & Section 121A of IPC already stands registered in Police Station Kothibagh.
The spokesman stated that the arrested persons and others were planning to revive these organisations on the directions of Pakistan based handlers. This meeting was an overt attempt to start working for revival of these moribund organisations.
“Initial investigation has also revealed that they were in touch with entities based abroad, few of them were members of many groups that propagate secessionism like Kashmir Global Council headed by Farooq Siddiqui and Raja Muzaffer of JKLF,” he said.
“Under the garb of manufactured pretext, this meeting which took place, the real agenda of meeting was discussing strategy of revival. Initial investigation has also revealed that a similar preliminary meeting took place on 13th June 2023, which was attended by most of them,” he said.
The arrested persons have been identified as Mohammad Yaseen Bhat son of Ghulam Bhat of Nigeenbagh Srinagar, Mohammad Rafiq Pahloo son of Ghulam Hassan of Natipora, Shamsudin Rehmani son of Amir Ahmad of Lalbazar, Jahangeer Ahmad Bhat son of Abdul Gani Bhat of Batengo Sopore, Khurshid Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat of Rawalpora, Shabir Ahmad Dar son of Ghulam Nabi of Badamwari Sopore, Sajad Hussain Gul son of Abdul Hamid of Pantha Chowk, Srinagar, Firdous Ahmad Shah son of Ali Mohammad of Abiguzar Srinagar, Parray Hassan Firdous son of Abdul Rashid of Lawaypora Srinagar and Sohail Ahmad Mir son of Abdul Salam of Peerbagh, Budgam.
“Investigation in the case is in full swing and some more arrests are likely to take place,” the spokesman added.
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