JAMMU: Government today said details regarding Bilal Ahmad Kawa, who was arrested in Delhi last week on charges of involvement in the 2000 Red Fort attack, were being collected.
Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Nabi Lone (Hanjura) made a statement in the Legislative Assembly today in this regard.
The House had witnessed uproarious scenes yesterday after the opposition National Conference (NC) and Independent MLA Sheikh Rashid raised the issue of the Kawa’s arrest and demanded a statement from the Government.
Responding to a question of NC MLA Ali Mohammad Sagar in the House today, Lone said that Kawa, a resident of Qutubuddin Pora locality of Ali Kadal in downtown Srinagar, was arrested by the Gujarat ATS and Special Cell Delhi Police at Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport on January 10 at about 6 PM when he arrived from Srinagar by a Jet Airways flight. (AGENCIES)