Police arrests Militant involved in Mosque Killing at Sopore

Killing carried out on behest of lashkar : IGP

5 Dariya News (Tariq Bhat)

Srinagar 22-Apr-2013

In a major breakthrough, Police on Monday claimed to have arrested the Lashkar operative allegedly involved in the killing of a youth in Mosque last month in the northern town of Sopore.The Police said that it also recoverd the weapon of offence from the accused .On 18/04/2013 one Pakistani terrorist of LeT namely Qari Naveed alias Fahadullah S/O Ab Jabbar Baloch R/O Shuja Abad, Multan, Pakistan a self styled commander was arrested who revealed the involvement of Feroze Ahmad Dar S/O Bashir Ahmad Dar R/O Alsafa Colony, Sopore in the murder of Suhail Ahmad Sofi. Thereafter Feroz Dar was arrested and upon his revelation, identification and instance weapon of offense; a Chinese pistol was recovered. On the account of eyewitness, his own confession and recovery of weapon of offense and the matching empty cartridges recovered from the scene of crime, a case of murder was prime facie established against accused Feroze Ahmad Dar and the co-accused Fahadullah who provided him the pistol to kill Suhail Ahmad Sofi. It was Feroze Ahmad Dar who killed Suhail inside the mosque at the behest of LeT commander Fahadullah.” IGP Kashmir Ab. GANI Malik told media on Monday. He added, “The motive behind the murder was purportedly the suspicion by LeT outfit about Suhail being an informer of security forces. Feroze had been earlier working for Hizbul Mujahideen outfit for some time and later had joined LeT and presently had been working under the command of Pakistani terrorist commander Fahadullah.”

Meanwhile SP Sopore, Imtiyaz Ahmad told 5DARIYANEWS on Monday evening that the Police have also identified the persons involved in the killing of a  sarpunch in Palhalan and a shopkeeper at kunzer Tangmarg.“ LeT militant Shabir Ahmad Sheikh @Tameem S/O Ab Rehman Sheikh R/O Palhallan who got killed in an encounter at Amargad Sopore was behind the killing of Gh Mohammad Yatoo S/O Ab Karim Yatoo R/O Palhalln who was Sarpanch of the village. Sarpanch had been killed on the instructions of Shabir Ahmad @Tameem by Altaf Ahmad Ganaie S/O Ab  Hamid Ganaie R/O Raipora Palhallan, with the help of Muzaffar Ahmad ganaie S/O Ab Rehman Ganaie and Nisar Ahmad Ganaie S/O Ab Rahim Rs/O Palhallan. Weapon used in the killing of the sarpanch was also provided by the killed militant. A case FIR No: 207/2012 U/S 302 RPC, 7/27 Arms Act stands registered in the matter with Police Station Pattan. The case had been challaned against the three persons already arrested by Baramulla Police and against the slain militant under section 512 of CrPC and is presently sub-judice in the Competent Court of Law.” SP told  theworldage. “ A module of LeT who had been perpetuating different terrorist activities in and around Sopore was busted. Some of the conduits have been arrested which include: Shakir Showket Bhat @Mawaz S/O Showket Ahmad Bhat R/O Nowpora Kalan Mohd Rafi Malik S/O Sona Ullah Malik R/O Hajam Mohalla Marazigund Rafiabad besides the ones mentioned above etc. With these arrests about a dozen grenade attack cases in and around Sopore have been solved.” Imtiyaz added.Meanwhile following the arrests, some arms and ammunition has also been recovered from the arrestees.