New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s State Investigation Agency (SIA) captured two Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists concerned within the homicide of Mirwaiz Farooq in 1990, stated Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh on Tuesday.
Jammu and Kashmir’s police claimed to have achieved a breakthrough into the assassination case of late Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Farooq, father of Molvi Umar Farooq Chairman Hurriyat convention who was killed at this Nigeen residence on May 21, 1990, by the arrest of two Hizb terrorists who had been evading arrest since over three a long time.
The police stated the arrested terrorists consists of the one who had entered the bed room of late Mirwaiz and opened fireplace at him. Addressing a press convention on the police management room (PCR) right here, Special Director General of Police (CID), RR Swain stated that on May 21, 1990, a case relating to the killing of Mirwaiz Muhammad Farooq was lodged in police station Nigeen beneath FIR 61/1990. “Then the case was transferred to CBI. The CBI had presented a charge sheet against one accused after arresting him before the TADA court after which the court awarded lifer to him,” he stated,
The particular DG CID stated that investigations into the case revealed that Hizb commander Abdullah Bangroo had hatched a conspiracy to kill Mirwaiz. “Bangroo and his affiliate (each Hizb commanders) had been killed in encounters whereas one accused was serving life.
A complete of 5 accused had been concerned within the killing of Mirwaiz; two had been killed in encounters, one serving life; with the arrest of the remaining two, all 5 had been delivered to justice; contemporary arrests embody terrorists who went to Mirwaiz’s bed room to open fireplace, Swain stated
Two extra accused Javaid Bhat and Zahoor Ahmed Bhat, each residents of Srinagar had been arrested by the State Investigating Agency (SIA). They had been evading arrest as they had been hiding in Pakistan and Nepal through the years. Both have been arrested and handed over to CBI as proclaimed offenders,” the police officer stated.
He stated one of many two arrested Hizb terrorists Zahoor Ahmed Bhat was the one who had entered the bed room of Mirwaiz and opened fireplace at him. The particular DG, nevertheless, didn’t reveal the place the duo was arrested. Hence the three a long time previous case was solved claimed the police.
