Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 22: Mehraj-ud-Din Wani alias Javed alias Daand, a hardcore and longest surviving militant, who was arrested few days back at Jammu-Srinagar National Highway by Kishtwar police, was being probed for more blasts that took place across the country including Jammu and Kashmir during past two decades.
Police sources said multiple agencies, engaged in anti-militancy operations, were questioning Daand to get leads about a number of blasts in various States of the country, which have not been solved completely.
“As Daand was a top ranking militant having well established links in Pakistan, Nepal and India, he could be well aware of the terror outfits and the militants, who executed the blasts at various places’’, they said.
They added that many terror activities across the country during past about two decades couldn’t be solved completely as some links remained missing. Daand could himself be a link to the blast or he could be well aware of those links as he was active in militancy for near 24 years now.
Pointing out that Mehraj-ud-Din could himself be involved in some of the deadliest blasts, they said he would be aware of the involvement of militants of different groups in other acts of explosions.
Daand was on police remand since his arrest and the investigating agencies were running against time as only few days were left for completion of his 15 days police remand after which he could be sent to judicial custody by the court.
Multiple agencies like Jammu and Kashmir Police, Intelligence Bureau, National Investigating Agency, Delhi Police, Military Intelligence, Criminal Investigations Department, Central Bureau of Investigations etc were engaged in questioning of Mehraj-ud-Din Wani, a resident of Sopore, Kashmir to ascertain his involvement in the subversive activities, which had, hitherto, remained unresolved.
Daand was among first five group of militants from the Kashmir Valley, who had crossed over to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in 1987 for arms training to start militancy. He had returned to the Valley in 1988 and then continued to shuttle between Pakistan, Nepal and India to mobile militants and fund them with hawala money and fake currency.
He was in possession of at least six fake Pakistan passports besides Election Commission’s Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC).
Sources admitted that sustained interrogation of Mehraj-ud-Din Wani was expected to give the investigating agencies some vital clues pertaining to militant activities in India.
The agencies were also trying to ascertain contact of Daand across the country including the Kashmir Valley.
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