Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Jan 1: Parts of Kashmir valley observed a shutdown today against the killing of three alleged militants in Srinagar while Police said they have all evidence that they were Over Ground Workers of militants but are investigating all angles of the case.
Parts of Srinagar and South Kashmir observed strike today while internet was down in Pulwama and Shopian districts against the killing of three youth in Srinagar.
In Srinagar, shops were closed in city Centre Lal Chowk and other places in protest against the killings.
Three youths, two from Pulwama and one from Shopian, were killed in an encounter at Lawaypora after security forces said that the slain were militants.
In the meantime, Police today said that they are investigating into the Lawaypora encounter case from all possible angles.
It said that the Lawaypora encounter started with Army inputs and eventually fructified into a joint operation of Army, CRPF and police.
“After the cordon was laid, terrorists lobbed grenade from inside and fired upon search party. Although as per SOP, terrorists were repeatedly appealed by the troops to surrender in the evening and again in the morning. However, instead of surrendering, they fired upon troops and eventually got neutralised in a fire-fight”, police said.
Police said that as per evidence Aijaz never went to University to fill up the form. “In so far as claims of the parents that Aijaz Maqbool Ganai went to the University to fill up form is concerned, the same were verified and cross checked through the modern techniques including records of telecom department. Contrary to the claims, the verified digital evidence revealed and corroborated that Aijaz and Ather had gone to Hyderpora and from there to the place of occurrence only”, police added.
“Similarly, Zubair had gone first to Pulwama, then Anantnag, then Shopian to Pulwama and finally came to place of occurrence”, police said.
Police added that background check also revealed that Aijaz and Ather Mushtaq, both OGWs variously provided logistic support to militants. “Antecedents and verifications too shows that both were radically inclined and had aided terrorists of LeT (now so-called TRF) outfit”, Police said.
One of OGWs presently under police custody has also corroborated Aijaz’s association with LeT militant Faisal Mushtaq Baba who was killed in Meej in Pampore area during an encounter in June last year. “Pertinently, Ather was relative and OGW of HM top commander Rayees Kachroo who got killed in year 2017, police said.
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