Srinagar: Police in Handwara have attached the properties of four “terrorist handlers” who were declared as proclaimed offenders by the orders of court, a police spokesperson informed Thursday.
“These absconders/proclaimed offenders have exfiltrated to Pakistan or Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir in 1990s or in first after 2000 and are presently in Pakistan or PoK. Since then, they are continuously involved in handling terrorists and reviving and spreading terrorism in Handwara and other areas of Jammu and Kashmir,” police said.
Following the prescribed procedure land measuring ten 10 Marlas at Kralgund belonging to proclaimed offender Mumtaz Ahmad Khwaja, son of Mohammad Subhan Khwaja, resident of Kralgund; land measuring 16-3/4 Marlas belonging to Lateef Ahmad Bhat, son of Abdul Rehman Bhat of Badra Payeen; land measuring one Kanal and two Marlas at Ashipora belonging to Mushtaq Ahmad Mir, son of Mohammad Sultan Mir of Ashipora; and land measuring one Kanal at Khaipora belonging to Ghulam Nabi Ganai, son of Ghulam Rasool Ganai, resident of Khaipora, Qaziabad, was attached by Police District Handwara on the orders of the court, spokesperson said.
“These terrorists are also involved in different cases of Police District Handwara and are actively trying to revive and run the terror ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir,” he added.
Besides these four, 51 persons of Jammu and Kashmir “who have exfiltrated to Pakistan/Pak Occupied Kashmir for illegal arms training and are operating from there have also been declared as proclaimed offenders by the court. The action is also being contemplated against them under law,” police said.
