This operation marks a vital step in dismantling terror networks
The Jammu and Kashmir Police as we speak stated they’ve solved a number of grenade assault circumstances in Poonch with the arrest of two terrorists of the Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Drive (JKGF) within the district. Further Director Basic of Police (ADGP), Jammu Zone, Anand Jain stated the arrest of Abdul Aziz and Manwar Hussain of Hari village is a “very huge achievement” for the safety businesses.
In a joint operation on Friday, the police together with troops of 37 Rashtriya Rifles and thirty eighth Battalion of Central Reserve Police Drive (CRPF) arrested terrorist Aziz and recovered two grenades.
Throughout investigation, yet one more grenade was recovered from his home and his aide Hussain was additionally arrested. A pistol, one journal and 9 rounds had been seized from Hussain, the police officer informed reporters in Poonch.
This operation marks a vital step in dismantling terror networks, as each people had been concerned in orchestrating terror actions, together with grenade assaults on spiritual websites and hospitals, terror financing, anti-national propaganda, and arms smuggling, the safety forces stated in an announcement.
Mr Jain stated with the arrest of the 2 terrorists, who had hyperlinks throughout the border, all 5 circumstances of grenade assaults that befell within the district since November final yr have been solved. “The busting of the JKGF module is a really huge achievement for all safety businesses,” he stated, including the terrorists are being questioned.
The interrogation has revealed they obtained 4 consignments of arms, ammunition and Rs 1.5 lakh from their handlers throughout the border, the police stated. They had been educated in dealing with pistols and in addition fired a number of rounds for observe within the forest space, the police stated.
The police stated Aziz was concerned in throwing grenades at a Shiv temple in Surankote on November 15 final yr; Gurdwara Mahant Sahib in Poonch on March 26; military sentry put up in Kamsar, Poonch in June, and a faculty floor close to a CRPF sentry put up on August 14.
Hussain had lobbed a grenade close to the district hospital quarters on July 18, the police stated. The 2 terrorists additionally pasted anti-national posters at completely different areas in Surankote, together with authorities highschool in Hari, Dhundak, Sanai, Eidgah-Hari and different adjoining areas. These posters had been printed at Hussain’s home and pasted in August final yr on the instructions of their handler to create worry among the many public, police stated.
On September 12, one other member of this module, Mohd Shabir, a resident of Daryala, was arrested with a big amount of explosives. Aziz had provided the explosives to him, they stated.
Mr Jain stated the operations towards terrorists, together with international mercenaries, will proceed. “We’re additionally working to destroy the help base of the terrorists and can guarantee attachment of properties of the higher floor staff,” he stated. Mr Jain praised the safety forces for making certain the peaceable conduct of the Budha Amarnath Yatra and Lok Sabha and meeting elections.