Srinagar: Police on Wednesday attached (the legal term for seizure) a house for allegedly harboring militants in the khrew area on the outskirts of Srinagar city.
“On 19/20 August 2021, Police in Awantipora received information through reliable sources regarding the presence of a group of (militants) in the house of Ghulam Ahmad Najar, son of Ghulam Mohammad Najar and a resident of Danak Mohala, Khrew," police said in a statement.
Police have accused the owner of harboring and sheltering militants and also accused them of conspiring militancy acts in the area.
"A joint cordon and search operation was launched along with Army 50RR and CRPF’s 185 battalions. The operation was retaliated by militant firing with the intent to kill the Police and Security forces,” the statement said.
"Subsequently, the militants were zeroed down and again the firefight erupted and two hiding militants were killed. They were later identified as Musaib Mushtaq Bhat, son of Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat, and Muzamil Ahmad Rather, son of Nazir Ahmad Rather of Chakoora Pulwama," the statement reads.
Consequent upon this case FIR No. 57/2021 U/S 307-IPC 7/27 A. Act 16,18,20 & 38 UA(P) Act was registered in Police Station Khrew and an investigation was taken up, it said.
“During the investigation, the involvement of Nizam-ud-Din Najar, son of Gh Ahmad Najar resident of Danik Mohalla Khrew (son of House owner) came to the fore for providing intentional harboring and logistic support to the neutralized (militants) and was accordingly arrested in the instant case on 21 August 2021, for the commission of offenses punishable U/Ss 19 and 39 UA(P) Act which were invoked in the instant case," it reads.
Accordingly, the process under section 25 UA(P) Act for attachment of the house for “intentional harboring of accused was initiated and submitted to DGP J&K for accord of prior approval and was accorded by the competent authority.”
In pursuance to the order and the powers conferred upon investigating officer u/s 25 UA( P) Act of 1967 property (residential house belonging to Ghulam Ahmad Najar has been attached, it added.
(KNO)
