Fayaz Bukhari
Srinagar, May 13: Security forces today busted a joint module of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfits who were planning to attack soft targets in South Kashmir and snatch weapons from the security forces.
Police said that Jammu and Kashmir Police and 42 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) busted a HM-JeM module that was planning to attack soft targets like security guards and snatch weapons for which they were doing reconnaissance.
Police said that strenuous efforts were made to nab the two members of the module who were involved in grenade attacks in the past. “After painstaking efforts Awantipora police with the assistance of 42 RR succeeded in cracking the case by identifying a joint module of JeM-HM involved in the incident”, police said.
Police said that they arrested two members of the module identified as Suhail Majeed Bhat son of Abdul Majid Bhat resident of Noorpora and Gulzar Ahmad Dar son of Ghulam Nabi resident of Nagbal Tral.
Police said that they had hurled a grenade in December last year in Tral in which four civilians were killed and 23 were injured. The grenade was hurled on December 5 during elections in a busy market at Main Chowk, Tral.
There was heavy rush of people after Friday prayers resulting in on spot death of a civilian and splinter injuries to 26 others. Among the injured 2 persons succumbed to splinter injuries later in the hospital while another Ali Mohammad Shah died after few months. Police had registered a case (FIR No:121/2014 under sections 302, 307 RPC, 3/5 Exp. Sub. Act) in Police Station Tral and investigation was set in motion.
Police said that during the questioning, they revealed that they were working for JeM commander, Adil Pathan and Zakir of HM outfit. Police said that the grenade at Tral was lobbed by them at their behest to disturb the election process.
Police said that the further investigations have revealed that one of the arrested members of the module, Gulzar Ahmad, was also involved in timber smuggling, kidnapping and various militancy related cases in Awantipora and Tral.
In the meantime, a newly recruited militant in Pulwama district surrendered before police today.
Azad Ahmad Lone son of Mohammad Abdullah, resident of Lelhar area of Kakpora, surrendered before police today. Lone was missing for last 20 days and had reportedly joined Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit.
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