A major crackdown

14/10/2018

In a major crackdown launched against Al Qaeda linked Zakir Moosa’s modules spread across three States of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and New Delhi, Police of 2 States, joined by the National Investigating Agency (NIA), carried out simultaneous raids at Kashmir, Jallandhar and New Delhi in search of major modules of Gazbat-ul-Hind Ansar and have so far succeeded in apprehending two more ultras, taking total number of arrests during past three days, to five while over a dozen suspects have been detained for questioning. Meanwhile, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has handed over the case of Hizbul Mujahideen terror module having ramifications in three States including J&K, Uttar Pradesh and Assam to NIA. The case of three Kashmiri students-turned-militants’ arrest was also set to go to the NIA as Zakir Moosa’s network was also spread in J&K and it was trying to create ground for itself in Punjab and New Delhi.
NIA conducted searches at Lajpat Nagar in New Delhi residence of a Kashmiri, Hilal Ahmad Rather in connection with terror funding module and recovered Rs 18 lakh in cash, six mobile phones, SIM cards and several incriminating documents including literature. During the probe, it emerged that one Mohammad Salman, a resident of Nizamuddin, was in regular touch with a Dubai-based Pakistani national, who in turn was connected with the militants. An Assam youth was found working for Hizbul Mujahideen in Kashmir, two Assam youth were arrested in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh few days back for Hizbul links. In view of involvement of three States, the Home Ministry has handed over the case to the NIA and there was strong possibility of the case pertaining to arrest of three Kashmiri militants in Jallandhar also going to the NIA. Meanwhile, investigators have cracked a major plot hatched by Zakir Moosa to rattle New Delhi with serial blasts and targeted killings with the help of consignments of arms, ammunition and explosives, which were recovered from the hostel room of CT College of Engineering Institute and Management, Shahpur, Jallandhar from the possession of three arrested Kashmiri militants, who were studying B Tech and BSc at the college.
Arrested militants have been taken to Jallandhar for cross questioning with three already arrested students-turned-militants including Zahid Gulzar, 18, son of Gul Ahmad Rather and Idrees Shah son of Abdul Qayoom Shah, both residents of Rajpora Awantipora, Pulwama and Yasir Rafiq Bhat son of Rafiq Ahmad Bhat R/o Noorpora Tral, Pulwama, who happened to be the cousin of Zakir Moosa. It may be mentioned that Gazi Ahmad Malik of Shopian was recently picked-up by Punjab Police from Banur, Patiala, where he was studying in Aryans Group Polytechnic College. It was learnt that Gazi was closely related to Adil Bashir Sheikh, the SPO who had fled with 7 Rifles from the residence of PDP MLA, Ajaz Mir’s house in Srinagar and was suspected to have joined Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, a militant group.

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