Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Jan 15: Nine persons arrested by Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police last year for Islamic State (ISIS) links were today handed over to National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Two among them – Tahir Ahmad Khan son of Ali Mohammad of Chandrigam Tral and Haris Mushtaq Khan son of Mushtaq Ahmad of Wathora Budgam – were arrested by the SOG Srinagar near TRC on November 23 for their links with ISIS.
On their disclosure, seven more persons were arrested and they have been identified as Abdul Ahad Mir son of Ghulam Mohammad of Khurhama, Kupwara, Asif Suhail Nadaf son of Latief Ahmad of Rainawari, Irfan Ahmad Seeru son of Mohammad Shaban of Nawa Kadal Srinagar, Wahid Abbas Bhat son of Mohammad Abbas of Rajouri Kadal, Srinagar, Ashiq Hussain son of Bashir Ahmad of Jamia Masjid Nowhatta, Haris Rashid Langoo son of Abdul Rashid of Malik Sahib Gojwara Srinagar and Arif Majeed Khan son of Abdul Majeed of Hawal Srinagar.
Police handed over all the nine persons to NIA who arrived here yesterday from Jammu and filed an application before City Munsiff Srinagar for their custody.
All these persons were working as Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of militant outfits and on their instances police recovered two pistols along with 14 rounds, three grenades, one 12-bore single barrel rifle, one ISIS flag and one cutter.
A case (under FIR number 93/2018 under Section 307 RPC, 7/28 Arms Act, 16-B-18 Unlawful Activities Act ) against them was registered in Police Station Kotibagh, Srinagar.
Earlier last weekend, the Special Cell of Delhi Police and Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested two OGWs of militants, who were part of an ISIS module that was busted in North India last month.
The module was in touch with the Hizbul Mujahideen militants in Kashmir and were trying to strengthen the ISIS in New Delhi and other areas for which they were trying to procure arms from Jammu and Kashmir.
They were identified as Kifayatullah Bukhari son of Mehrajuddin Bukhari of Now Pora Bara, Shopian, and a juvenile, both associated with Hizbul Mujahideen.
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