Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 31: Authorities today attached the property of two militant associates for providing shelter and support to militants in Awantipora area of South Kashmir.
Police said that Jahangir Ahmad Lone and Umar Shafi Lone, sons of Mohammad Shafi Lone, resident of Check Rajpora Awantipora had provided shelter to two militants Shahid Ahmad Rather of Lurow Jageer of JeM and Umer Yousuf Seh of Tukroo Keegam Shopian of LeT on 30th May this year.
It said that as the security forces got information about the presence of militants hiding in the village they launched an operation during which the hiding militants fired indiscriminately on security forces and managed their forcible entry into the adjoining house of Parvaiz Hassan Misgar, son of Ghulam Mohammad Misgar, resident of Check Rajpora Awantipora.
It said that two militants were killed during the encounter and partial damage also caused to the house of Misgar.
Police said that a case (FIR No. 108/2022 U/Ss 307,452-IPC,7/27 A.Act 16,18,19,20,38 & 39 UAP Act) was registered in Police Station Awantipora and investigation was set into motion during which involvement of Jahangir and Umar was established and were arrested.
“During the course of investigation, on preliminary questioning both accused confessed and admitted that they provided shelter to the neutralized militants in their bakery shop/residential house, accordingly confession memos of both the accused were recorded in presence of Executive Magistrate Awantipora,” police added.
“Accordingly process for attachment of property belonging to the accused falling within the ambit proceeds of militancy was initiated u/s 25 of UA(P) Act and necessary prior approval accorded by DGP J&K vide PHQ order No.3420 of 2022 dated 03.10.2022 and the conformation related to the attachment of property u/s 25 of UA (P) Act was accorded by the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir vide order No. Divcom-K/Rtn/39/2022 dated 01-12-2022,” it added.
“In pursuance to the said order and the powers conferred upon investigating officer u/s 25 UA( P) Act of 1967 property (residential house/bakery shop belonging to Mohd Shafi Lone (father of involved accused) was attached,” the police said.
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