Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Jan 16: Five persons were arrested for pasting threat posters in Seer and Batagund villages of Tral area in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district today while three extortionists posing as militants were arrested from Sopore.
Police said that on 13th January some threat posters of militant outfit were found pasted in Seer and Batagund villages of Tral area. Police registered a case (FIR No. 04/2021) in Police Station Tral and investigation was initiated.
Police said that during the investigation, police party raided multiple places and rounded up several suspects. “During the questioning of suspects and collection of other evidence five militant associates were found to be involved in pasting of the threat posters and were accordingly arrested”, police said.
They have been identified as Jehangir Ahmad Parray son of Ghulam Nabi Parray, Aijaz Ahmad Parray son of Ghulam Mohammad Parray, Towseef Ahmad Lone son of Mohammad Ramzan Lone, Sabzar Ahmad Bhat son of Abdul Rashid Bhat and Qaisar Ahmad Dar son of Gulzar Ahmad Dar, all residents of Gulshanpora Tral.
Police recovered a Laptop and a printer used for the preparation and printing of the threat posters have been seized from their possession.
And police in Sopore today busted a fake Lashkar-e-Toiba module at Warpora Sopore and arrested an Imam among others.
Police said that they received a complaint from a person stating that he got a letter on the letter pad of Lashkar- e-Toiba (LeT) wherein he had been directed to pay an amount of Rs 50,000 as the organisation was in dire need of funds for carrying out various activities of organisation.
Police registered a case (FIR No.11/2021 U/S 13 ULPA 452,393,,120-B, 511 IPC) in Police Station Sopore and investigation was taken up.
Those whose names came during the investigation were Ishfaq Ahmad Reshi son of Ali Mohammad Reshi, a driver, Mumtaz Ahmad War son of Mohammad Maqbool War, Imam, Abdul Qayoom Ganie son of Mohammad Sultan Ganie, Mason, all residents of Warpora and they mastered a plan to collect money from the complainant.
Sopore police arrested the trio and upon interrogation they revealed that how they were blackmailing the innocent general public and prominent businessmen of the area.
Police said that they confessed that they used to identify the target first and then subsequently devise a plan to blackmail and loot the money by sending a letter on the letter pad of LeT through kids.
“A Letterpad and one stamp has been recovered from their possessions. Their area of operation was not confined to Warpora only but they have extorted money from Main Town Sopore. As of now police have identified 8 persons who have been looted by them and some posters demanding money have been recovered from them”, police said.
Sopore police busted a same type of gang last year and all the four accused involved in the commission of crime were booked under PSA, who were using fake AK – 47 for extortion.
Police said investigation of the case is on and some more arrests are expected in the case. Sopore police has requested general public to come forward and report any such sort of crime to police immediately so that innocent public can be saved from them.
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