Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, Dec 17: Police today arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW), who is also leader of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Conference Doda, from Kishtwar.
According to police, they have arrested an OGW identified as Noor Mohd alias Fayaz Malik son of late Ab Razaq R/o Fiqsoo Thatri district Doda who was wanted in a militancy related case registered at police station Kishtwar.
“The accused is a self styled leader of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Conference Doda and has previously remained an associate of Hurriyat Conference chief Syed Ali Shah Geelani,” said SSP Kishtwar Rajinder Kumar Gupta.
While confirming the arrest, Gupta said,” The arrested OGW has been active in the process of radicalizing youth to join militancy and had close links with Qamar-ul-Zaman (a terrorist recently held in UP) and a local active militant Usama-bin-Javed, who hailed from Dachhan area of Kishtwar.”
“The duo were previously taken by the said OGW to Assam. Reportedly the arrested OGW is running a school at Thathri, Doda. Further questioning is on,” the SSP added.
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