New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Police have claimed to bust a Lashkar-e-Toiba community, believed to be behind the attack on Municipal Councillors and Police in north Kashmir’s Sopore. At least six Lashkar terror associates have been arrested by the police.
In an announcement, the police claimed that Sopore Police busted the community concerned in a terrorist attack on March 29, by apprehending the OGW’s and seizing the bike used in the attack. On March twenty ninth, after the killing of two Municipal councillors and police personnel, a number of ‘Cordon and Search Operations’ had been launched by the Sopore Police together with different safety forces at suspected places Dangepora, Brath Kalan, Sidiq Colony Sopore, Model Town, Batpora.
Police picked up varied suspects for questioning throughout which one suspect, an Over Ground Worker (OGW), recognized as Ashiq Ahmad Pandith of Dangerpora, revealed that terrorist named Mudasir Pandith aka Maaz together with a overseas terrorist named aka Asrar earlier than the terrorist attack had stayed at his residence from March 25-28 and had deliberate the complete terrorist attack.
Furthermore, through the questioning, the title of one other suspect, Junaid Ahmad Shusha of Model Town, Sopore, got here to the fore. He disclosed that he got here into contact with Mudasir Pandith aka Maaz in November 2020 on the residence of his cousin Umair Ashiq in Model Town, Sopore. Mudasir Pandith aka Maaz alongside along with his two overseas terrorists aka Ahmad and aka Abu Sariya stayed for the night time on the directions of Sayeed Imran, an OGW of LeT outfit.
Junaid Ahmad Shusha and Umair Ashiq had been satisfied by Mudasir Pandith to work for Lashkar they usually had been launched to Sajid Ali, the PoK handler of Lashkar. Upon Imran’s disclosure, Umair Ashiq and Sayeed Imran had been picked up and confessed that each had been working for proscribed outfit LeT and had been offering logistical assist to the banned organisation to strengthen their community in the primary city of Sopore. They additional revealed that they carried out the recce of Lone Complex Sopore on the instructions of Maaz and Sajid.
Upon revelations of these suspects, one other hardcore OGW Shakir Yousuf Bhat, a resident of Batpora was apprehended, who then revealed that he’s a cousin of militant Mudasir Pandith. Bhat informed interrogators that previous to him taking the militancy rank, they had been working collectively as a mechanic in an area workshop in Sopore and he had been in contact with him since then.
He informed that he used to ferry Mudasir and his associates from Sopore to different locations (Wagoora,Nowpora Kerri Baramulla ,Sahipora,Pandithpora,Tulwari Handwara ,Hajin Bandipora).
To execute the terrorists’ actions, which Mudasir Pandith alongside along with his overseas associates, had hatched on the instructions of the primary handler from throughout the border Sajid Ali, Maaz activated his OGW community, together with Junaid Shusha, Umair Ashiq and Syed Imran. As per his instructions, Umair recceed the location and shared his suggestions.
On March 28, on some pretext, Ashiq Pandith additionally got here to the advanced for recce. In the late night, Shakir alongside along with his good friend Feroz Ahmed Bhat, a resident of Batpora Sopore, went to Dangerpora to deliver Mudasir Pandith and his overseas terrorist to Batpora and stayed on the residence of Feroz Ahmad Bhat for the night time. From their keep at Feroz’s house, they once more communicated with different OGW’s about conducting bodily recce.
He directed Junaid Ahmad Shusha and Syed Imran of Model Town Sopore to stay current close to the Municipal workplace the following day (March 29). The subsequent day Shakir took Mudasir Pandith and overseas Asrar on his bike following inside roads, in order to keep away from safety checkpoints. They reached the place of the prevalence the place his different associates had been ready for them as per their prior (final night time ) instructions.
Before coming into the advanced, terrorist Mudasir Pandith requested the duo (Junaid and Imran) to go inside and get the newest data relating to the presence of police personnel and counsellors.
On March 29, at 12.48 hrs, terrorists went contained in the advanced and indiscriminately opened fireplace upon police private and counsellors, ensuing on spot loss of life of counsellors Riyaz Ahamd Pir and SPO Shafat Ahmad and severely injuring counsellor Shamus Din Pir who later succumbed to his accidents.
They then boarded Shakir’s bike and escaped into Syedpora Orchards utilizing inside roads. Sopore Police together with the sister businesses are working tirelessly to nab or eradicate the dreaded terrorists, reads the assertion.
