Sarpanch attack, SPO killing case solved as police busts HM module in North Kashmir By » [SEN] Srinagar Aug 01:Police on Thursday claimed to have busted an HM module involved in the recent killing of a Special Police Officer (SPO) and attack on a Sarpanch in Sopore town of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to district police authorities, after the recent attack on Sarpanch Khazir Mohammad Parray of Krankshivan and the killing of Mudasir Ahmad Dar a SPO at Untoo Hamam, Sopore Police with the assistance of Army and CRPF started the investigation of these attacks. Police sources told GNS that during the investigation, on an eye witness account, a suspect Asif Ahmad Dar @ Ashmate son of Ghulam Hassan Dar resident ofMumkak Sopore was identified. To arrest him, Sopore Police, 22 RR and CRPF laid a cordon of the house of Asif Ahmad Dar. “He jumped from the second storey of his house and attempted to fire upon Police party but his pistol got stuck and he was apprehended after being overpowered.” “On his disclosure and as well as eye witness account one more suspect Aqib Ahmad Mir son of Mohammad Ramzan Mir resident of Khawaja Gilgit Sopore was also arrested,” they said, adding that one more pistol was recovered from his possession. The duo revealed involvement of two more individuals in commission of crime and conspiracy. Both the accused namely Mehrajudin Rather @ Shabir son of Gulzar Ahmad and Fayaz Ahmad Lone son of Abdul Rashid residents of village Krankshivan Sopore were also arrested by Police with the assistance of 52 RR and CRPF. “Two more pistols were recovered from their possessions.” During the questioning of all the arrested persons, it was revealedthat on July 26 last month, the three accused killers Asif Ahmad Dar, Mehrajudin Rather and FayazAhmad offered prayers in Jamia Masjid Krankshivan where Sarrpanch Khazir Mohammad was also present. All the three came out of the mosque before the Sarpanch and Asif Ahmad Darwith backup support of other two fired upon him from point blank. Assuming him to be dead they fled away from the spot. Moreover, on July 28, the killers Asif Ahmad Dar and Aqib RamzanMir went to Untoo Hamam and attacked SPO Mudasir Ahmad Dar killing him on spot. Mudasir was a member of anti-narcotics squad of Sopore Police. Sources revealed to GNS that during their questioning it also surfaced that they were affiliatedwith Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant outfit working under direct command of HM Commander Imtiyaz Ahmad Kandoo @ Fayaz and another HM militant Mehrajudin Halwai who had plans to kill at least five moreSarpanchs before Eid-ul-Fitr in Sangrama area. “They had received orders directly from HM Supremo Mohammad Yousuf Shah @ Syed Sallahuddin based in Pakistan to kill the Sarpanchs,” sources said. Sources said that one of the accused Asif Ahmad Dar has a history of drug addiction and stone pelting. “He was involved in case FIR No’s: 308/2010, 324/2010 & 330/2010 U/S 147,148,149,336, 307 & 427 RPC of P/S Sopore.” The second accused Aqib Ramzan is a school dropout. “Mehrajuddin Rather is an ex-militant who had gone to PoK in 2000 for training. After hisreturn from POK he was arrested in Baramulla in year 2003. His father Gulzar Ahmad has also been arrested in year 2005 with fake currency at Goshbug Pattan.” They said that during year 2011, Mehrajuddin again associated himself with the militants of JeM and was subsequently arrested along with a pistol and two handgrenades from Zakura Srinagar. Acase FIR No: 19/2011 U/S 7/25 stands registered in the matter with Police Station Zakura Srinagar. Fayaz Ahmad had earlier been an over ground worker of the militants Ishtiyaq Pir of Hygam and Zahoor Ganie @Vicky of Krankshivan around year2007, the sources added. (Sen news)
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:04:52 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015