Srinagar- Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday arrested a Pakistan-trained Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist after 31 years with the assistance of J&K Police from Budgam district.
Officials said that Nazir Ahmad Wani was involved in two cases registered in Saharanpur (UP) in 1993 and 1994. He is accused of hurling a grenade at a police party and injuring personnel.
He also created a fake identity card under Hizbul’s directions.
“His background is being checked as the arrest takes place after 31 years of FIR registration,” officials said.
He was earlier arrested and bailed out in the grenade case while a chargesheet was filed in absentia in the forgery case.
“In the forgery case, a charge sheet was filed in absentia of the accused, thereafter the chief judicial magistrate (CJM) issued a warrant against the accused,” officials said.
Surprisingly, Wani had unsuccessfully contested assembly elections from Budgam on an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ticket.
“The accused was located and handed over to the police under proper formalities,” officials said.
J&K LG has directed the security forces to go for hot pursuit of terrorists, terror associates and terror sympathisers so that the entire ecosystem of terror is dismantled.
Militant, Terror Associate Arrested
Security forces have arrested two suspects in two separate operations in Pulwama and Baramulla districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday.
“Police along with security forces arrested a terrorist affiliated with proscribed terror outfit LeT and recovered incriminating materials, arms and ammunition from his possession at Tral in Awantipora area (Pulwama district),” a police spokesman said.
The spokesman said acting on specific intelligence, police along with Army and CRPF arrested the terrorist, affiliated with LeT, from orchards in village Pinglish area of Police Station Tral.
“He has been identified as Irshad Ahmad Chopan, resident of Lurgam Tral. Incriminating materials along with arms and ammunition, including a pistol, 18 rounds and two magazines have been recovered from his possession,” he said.
The spokesman said preliminary investigation has revealed that Chopan has been involved in several terror related activities in South Kashmir Range.
He said the accused was involved in the case related to firing upon, and injuring, one non-local labourer Shubam Kumar on October 24.
In another operation, a terrorist associate was arrested from Baramulla district on Sunday.
Showkat Ahmad Bhat, who hails from Kulgam district in south Kashmir, was arrested on Sunday from Janbazpora-Binner road in Baramulla district, they said.
An AK rifle, one magazine and some rounds were recovered from Bhat’s possession.
Bhat was reported missing last week from his Naganad village in D H Pora area of Kulgam.
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