Kupwara: Three OGWs (Over Ground Workers) were arrested and two more persons were detained for questioning after a joint team of J&K Police and the Indian army busted two hideouts in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police said on Friday.
The input was received by District Police Kupwara and Army from Military intelligence and other intelligence agencies that a militant module of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfit is active in the Kralpora area which is not only helping the militants in providing safe shelter but also other logistics including arms and ammunition, Police said in a statement.
“A team of Police and Army apprehended three associates namely Ab Rouf Malik, Son of Gh Mohammad Malik, and Altaf Ahmad Payer, Son of Gh Qadir Payer both residents of Dardsun Kralpora, and Riyaz Ahmad Lone, Son of Mohammad Yousuf Lone of Kralpora,” reads the statement. However, their age wasn’t mentioned in the statement.
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“During questioning the trio disclosed about two hideouts constructed for militants of HM outfit on the instructions of a Pakistan based handler Farooq Ahmad Pir @ Nadeem Usmani of Kakroosa Kupwara, some arms and ammunition have also been concealed,” the statement said.
“Both the two hideouts have been unearthed on the disclosure and identification of the arrested trio. 01 AK rifle, 02 AK Magazines, 119 AK Ammunition, 01 Pistol, 01 Pistol Mag, 04 Pistol Rounds, 06 Hand Grenades, 01 IED, 02 Detonators, 02 wire bundles, and one water tank of approximately 100 liters capacity have been recovered from the hideouts,” it reads.
“The trio also received cash amounting to rupees 6 lacks in June 2022 which was meant to procure material for the construction of hideouts and procuring of arms and ammunition,” as per the police statement.
“Rupees 64000 out of this 6 lakh has also been recovered. Two more associates namely Ab Majeed Beigh Son of Ghulam Mohammad Beigh resident of Humhama Budgam and another from Bandipora who has been actively supporting the trio in their activities have also been detained for investigation,” it added.
“These two associates were also being handled by one more handler Fayaz Geelani of Budgam presently based in POK,” it said.
As per the statement, a case FIR No. 98/2022 under relevant sections of UA(P) Act has been registered in Police Station Kralpora and has an investigation taken up.
(KNO)
