Three ‘Hybrid’ Militants, Eight OGWs Arrested In Anantnag’s Srigufwara, Bijbehara

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday busted two militant modules of Jaish-e-Muhammad in Anantnag’s Srigufwara and Bijbhera by arresting 11 accused persons including three ‘hybrid militants’.

Based on credible inputs that JeM is planning to carry out attacks on Police/SF in Srigufwara/Bijbehara areas of Anantnag district, multiple nakas/checkpoints were established at various locations, police said.

In Srigufwara, police said at one checkpoint at Sakhras crossing Srigufwara, a bike rider with two pillion riders was intercepted, the said persons tried to flee but were apprehended tactfully by the alert police party.

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“Upon their personal search two Pistols (Chinese) alongwith magazine and ammunition was recovered. During preliminary questioning they revealed their identity as Abbas Ahmad Khan, son of Nazir Ahmad Khan of Liver, Zahoor Ahmad Gowgujri, son of Abdul Rashid Gowgujri of Vidday and Hidayatullah Kutay, son of Abdul Razak Kutay of Liver Pahalgam.”

“They also disclosed that they are the associates of JeM and are in direct contact with Pak based handlers and at their behest they were going to attack Police/SF in Srigufwara area and then formally join a militant outfit KFF (an offshoot of JeM),” police said.

Upon their further disclosure, two more OGWs namely Shakir Ahmad Gowgojri, son of Fayaz Ahmad of Viday Srigufwara and Musharaf Amin Shah, son of Mohammad Amin of Katsoo Srigufwara were arrested.

In Bijbehara, police arresting six OGWs of KFF (an offshoot of Jeem) identified as Fayaz Ahmad Khan, son of Ghulam Hassan Khan of Liver Pahalgam, Muntazir Rashid Mir, son of Abdul Rashid of Yanner Pahalgam, Muhammad Arif Khan, son of Farooq Ahmad Khan of Mandar Gund Sakhras, Adil Ahmad Tarray, son of Ghulam Nabi Tarray of Hatigam, Zahid Ahmad Najar, son of Nazir Ahmad Najar of Liver Pahalgam and the sixth one is a juvenile (identity withheld.)

In this regard, police said cases have been registered under relevant sections of law in PS Bijbehara, Srigufwara and further investigation into the matter is in progress.

(KNO)