The Jammu Kashmir Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted two militant modules of proscribed outfit JeM and arrested 11 accused persons.
The Jammu Kashmir Police in its statement said Incriminating materials including arms and ammunition have been recovered from their possession.
“Based on credible inputs that proscribed outfit JeM is planning to carry out attacks on Police and special forces in Srigufwara/Bijbehara areas of Anantnag, multiple nakas/checkpoints were established at various locations,” the Police said.
Meanwhile during checking at one of such checkpoints at Sakhras crossing Srigufwara, a bike rider with 2 pillion riders was intercepted, the said persons tried to flee but were apprehended tactfully by the alert police party. Upon their personal search, 02 Pistols (Chinese) along with magazine and ammunition was recovered.
During preliminary questioning, they revealed their identity as Abbas Ah Khan son of Nazir Ah Khan resident of Liver, Zahoor Ah Gowgujri son of Ab Rashid Gowgujri resident of Vidday, and Hidayatullah Kutay son of Ab Razak Kutay resident of Liver Pahalgam. They also disclosed that they are the associates of proscribed terror outfit JeM and are in direct contact with Pak-based handlers and at their behest, they were going to attack Police/SF in the Srigufwara area and then formally join terror outfit KFF (an offshoot of JeM), the Police statement read.
Upon their further disclosure 2 more associates namely, Shakir Ahmad Gowgojri son of Fayaz Ahmad resident of Viday Srigufwara and Musharaf Amin Shah son of Mohammad Amin resident of Katsoo Srigufwara were arrested. Incriminating materials including arms/ammunition were also recovered from their possession.
In this regard, a case vide FIR No 04/2022 under relevant sections of law has been registered in PS Srigufwara and further investigation is in progress.
Similarly, Anantnag Police busted another module in Bijbehara area by arresting 6 associates of KFF (an offshoot of JeM) and recovered Incriminating materials including ammunition from their possession.
They have been identified as Fayaz Ah Khan son of Gh Hassan Khan resident of Liver Pahilgam, Muntazir Rashid Mir son of Ab Rashid resident of Yanner Pahalgam, Mohd Arif Khan son of Farooq Ah Khan resident of Mandar Gund Sakhras, Adil Ah Tarray son of Ghulam Nabi tarray resident of Hatigam, Zahid Ahmad Najar son of Nazir Ahmad Najar resident of Liver Pahalgam and the sixth one is a juvenile (identity withheld).
In this regard, a case has been registered under relevant sections of law in PS Bijbehara. Further investigation into the matter is in progress.