JeM associate held in Kupwara; two Pak intruders held along LoC in Poonch
OGW booked under PSA in Rajouri
Srinagar/Jammu: Security forces on Saturday arrested an associate of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, police said.
The man was nabbed from Ganai Mohalla Pazalpora Magam in the Handwara area of the north Kashmir district during routine checking, they said.
One hand-grenade and other incriminating material were seized from his possession, a police spokesman said.
The man was identified as Khursheed Ahmad Bhat, son of Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Amargarh, Tarathpora, he said.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that Bhat was working as a terrorist associate for proscribed terror outfit JeM,” the spokesman said.
He said a case (FIR No 95/2023) has been registered and further investigation initiated.
Meanwhile, a father-son duo from Pakistan-administered-Kashmir (PaK) were apprehended by the Army near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Saturday, officials said.
Sardar Abdul Hamid and his son Abbass of Polas village were nabbed by the troops in Gulpur sector shortly after they intruded into this side from across the border, the officials said.
They said the questioning of the duo is in progress and it was not immediately clear whether they crossed the border inadvertently or with some intention.
However, no incriminating material was recovered from their possession, they said.
An alleged overground worker (OGW) of terrorists was booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Rajouri district on Saturday, police said.
Waqar Hussain Bajran, a resident of Bhanghai village in Thanamandi Tehsil, has been booked under the PSA for “facilitating the movement of terrorists”, police said in a statement.
The PSA is an administrative law that allows detention without charge or trial for up to two years in some cases.
“The accused indulged in anti-national activities and was working as an active guide-cum-facilitator for terrorist organisations till his arrest. Earlier, he had visited gulf countries including Saudi Arabia where he came into contact with militant organisations and was actively involved in providing logistics support to terrorist outfits,” the statement said.
It said a case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Arms Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was registered against Bajran at police station Thanamandi.
“Keeping in view the activities of the accused as he poses a threat to the security of the state and under these circumstances he was ordered to be detained under PSA,” the statement said.
It said aggressive counter-insurgency operations are going on in the district with strict steps being taken against those facilitating terrorists in any way.
