Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 26: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Police last night re-arrested mastermind of Poonch blast from Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district.
Irfan Ahmad Khan, son of Abdul Qayoom Khan, of Dhargloon Poonch, was arrested by SIT last night from Ganderbal. He said to be mastermind behind Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast that destroyed the Naib Tehsildar office in Poonch last month.
Irfan and his associate had fled from police custody early this month after he was brought to Srinagar to arrest one Abdul Majid Gania of Kupwara from Batmaloo.
Police team arrested Gania from Batmaloo but when they were travelling through old city, both Ganai and Khan fled from police vehicle after it was attacked by stone pelters in Khanyar area. Six police men including SHO Gursai were injured in the stone pelting.
Irfan had revealed to police that Ganai provided him the explosive material.
The SHO Gursai was attached at Police Lines Poonch while a new SHO Inspector Irfan was posted at the Police Station Gursi.
Irfan Ahmad Khan was last night arrested from Gutli Bagh Ganderbal and is being questioned. He is in PS Ganderbal and police is now looking for Ganai.
Follow our WhatsApp channel