ISIS flags in Kashmir, 2 more held

SRINAGAR: A day after a top police officer said that the youth in Srinagar were waving ISIS flags just for fun, the police detained two more persons during ongoing crackdown against the culprits.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir range Abdul Gani Mir was quoted as saying that the youth who waved ISIS flags are doing it for fun and to get media coverage. He was also reported to have said that those flag waving youth dont know what ISIS is.

Meanwhile, continuing its crackdown, police detained two more youth in old city, sources said.

The two have been identified as Yasir Maqbool Lone of Hawal and Muhammad Saleem of Fateh Kadal.

Sources said that police have recovered an ISIS flag from the house of Yasir Maqbool. The youth has been booked under FIR number 92/2014 under 13 unlawful activities, a police official informed.

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Sources said the police was questioning Saleem. Besides, they said, three other youths, who were detained over the stone-pelting, are also being questioned. The three are Owais Hazari, Mubashir Qadri and Absar Wani and the trio hail from Habba Kadal.

Owais and Mubashir were detained on 15 October while Absar was detained on 16 October. Mubashir Qadri, who hails from Bijbehara in Anantnag district, was currently residing at Habba Kadal.

Besides, Javaid of Chattabal and Hashim of Ikhrajpora, already under detention, are being questioned.

All the detained youth are being questioned by polices Special Operation Group (SOG)

Security sources said that the secret wings of police and other security agencies are continuing their investigations into the appearance of ISIS flags in Kashmir. (GNS)

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