3 held for grenade attack on CRPF
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 22: A policeman was martyred in a brief shootout with militants in Soura area of Srinagar today while three persons were involved in a grenade attack on security forces.
A police official said that on a specific input regarding movement of militants in a vehicle around Soura area of Srinagar city, a covert team of Srinagar Police was following them.
“The militants boarding the vehicle, however, fired indiscriminately at the police team. The fire was effectively retaliated, leading to a brief shootout, in which one militant got injured. However, they managed to escape from the spot taking the advantage of the huge rush of commuters,” he said adding that “In the brief shootout constable Amir Hussain Lone got critically injured who was immediately evacuated to hospital for treatment where he succumbed to his injuries.”.
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Police have registered a case in this regard under relevant Sections of law. Investigation is vigorously in progress.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of wreath laying ceremony of martyred cop Imran Ahmed, who was PSO to SDPO Kothibagh, IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that police had an information about the movement of three Lashkar-e-Toiba militants.
“A Quick Reaction Team (QRT) of police was following the three militants who were travelling in a red colour vehicle. They were engaged in a brief shoot-out at Soura in which a policeman sustained injury who later succumbed,” he said.
Kumar said that the trio were headed by one Basit, who has taken over LeT’s command after Mehran’s killing and another one Rehan. “Another one is being identified as well. They are being tracked down,” he said.
Asked whether the same group was involved in the recent killings in South Kashmir areas, he said it seems the same group is involved.
In the meantime, police said that they arrested three persons involved in grenade attack on CRPF camp in South Kashmir’s Shopian district.
A police spokesman said that it has solved a grenade attack case (FIR number 22/2022 of PS Zainapora) and arrested accused persons involved in the case, besides recovered incriminating materials including arms and ammunition.
“During investigation of a grenade attack case (FIR number 22/2022 of PS Zainapora), Shopian police based on reliable sources picked up one suspect identified as Fazil-bin-Rashid, son of Abdul Rashid Alai of Melhura. During questioning, he disclosed that he was working with one active militant namely Basit Ahmed of LeT (TRF) of Frisal Kulgam and on his instructions, he threw a grenade on 19th of March 2022 at Babapora camp (D-Coy of CRPF 178 Bn), in which one CRPF Jawan namely Amit Kumar got injured.
Police said that he further disclosed that he lobbed the grenade as a task given by the said militant in order to join militancy.”
It added that during further questioning, he disclosed the name of another accused person as Qaiser Zahoor Khan, son of Zahoor Ahmed Khan of Nowpora Safakadal, Srinagar. “On the disclosure of accused Qaiser Zahoor Khan, incriminating materials, arms & ammunition including three Chinese pistols, six magazines, four grenades and 30 rounds have been recovered,” the statement said.
The police said all the three accused persons involved in the case have been arrested.
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