Jammu Kashmir Police on Sunday mentioned that it arrested a terrorist affiliate and recovered IED weighing 5 kg on his disclosure from Pulwama district. In a tweet, The Kashmir Police Zone knowledgeable, “Pulwama Police averted a major tragedy by apprehending a militant associate Ishfaq Ahmed Wani R/O Arigam Pulwama and recovering an IED (approx. 5-6Kgs) on his disclosure. Case registered and investigation started”.
Meanwhile, Kupwara Police mentioned that it has arrested an ex-militant turned terrorist affiliate together with a grenade in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. In a handout, SSP Kupwara mentioned, “In a joint motion, Kupwara Police together with Army has arrested an ex-militant turned OGW from KralPora space of the district together with a grenade.”
He additional said that appearing on particular intelligence generated by Kupwara police, a joint Naka was established at Main Market Karlpora by Kupwara Police and Army Camp Panzgam. During the Naka checking, the Over Ground Worker shifting in suspicious circumstances attempting to evade the presence of naka personnel was apprehended, from whose possession one grenade was recovered. The OGW was later recognized as Rafiq Ahmad Khan son of Habib Ullah Khan, a resident of Waterkhani Drugmulla Kupwara.
Rafiq is a surrendered Pakistan-trained terrorist who’s now working as an OGW for the outfit Hizbul Mujahideen. During preliminary investigations, he revealed that the grenade was obtained by him from the Chogul space of Handwara and was to be delivered to somebody within the Kralpora space on the directions of his Pakistan-based HM handler and was to be thrown at safety forces.
A case underneath related provisions of the UA(P) Act has been registered in Police Station Kralpora and investigations taken up, reads the assertion. Security has been beefed up within the north Kashmir space following three back-to-back encounters during which 5 terrorists had been killed by the safety forces. While extra safety personnel have been deployed on the bottom, drones are getting used for aerial surveillance, Police mentioned.
Sniffer canines are helping safety personnel in checking the automobiles at numerous checkpoints established to forestall the motion of terrorists or explosives from one place to a different.
