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LeT module luring college students into militancy busted
From Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Oct 27: Police today busted a module of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit that was luring college students towards militancy and carrying attacks on security forces, DIG Central Kashmir Abdul Gani Mir said here.
Mir, while addressing a press conference said five LeT operatives were arrested from different parts of Valley after they were found to motivate college going students and lure them towards militancy. The LeT operatives carried out attacks at Baramulla and Batamaloo on August 25 in which two persons were killed and 13 others were injured, said Mir.
Mir said, "On August 25, a blast took place at Baramulla in which a civilian and a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan were killed. An hour later a blast occurred at Batamaloo here in which 13 persons were injured. We launched investigations in both these incidents and it was established that these blasts were carried out on directions of Sopore based Lashkar commander Muza Molvi. Furqan, an ex-filtrated militant of LeT was in contact with Muza Molvi and both of them made the ultimate plan of the twin blasts."
Mir said that the leads about the involvement of module in militant activities came to fore after the arrest of Muzaffar Ahmad Mir, the militant responsible for the killing of Sajad Ahmad Parray, a police constable at Hazratbal on October 14. He said Muzaffar provided information that militants are luring students to militancy.
"Muzaffar is the militant who killed the police jawan. He was in close contact with some of the leading commanders of LeT and it was on their directions that the attack on police cop was carried out. He provided us the clues and then we could catch hold of members of the module," he added.
He said Muza provided grenades to the LeT operatives, who carried out the attacks with the directions that the crowded markets should be targeted.
"A Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to probe the blasts succeeded in apprehending two LeT operatives identified as Irfan Ashraf Dar son of Mohammad Ashraf Dar and Ali Mohammad, both residents of Reban-Sopore in Baramulla district. Later, one more LeT operative identified as Tariq, also a resident of Reban-Sopore was arrested," said Mir.
He said that police also apprehended Khalid Ahmad Bhat alias Sajad son of Haji Ghulam Hassan resident of Nagam-Chadoora in Budgam district in connection with the twin blasts at Baramulla and Batamaloo. He added that Haji Ghulam Hassan is an active worker of hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference headed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani.
It would be in place to mention here that a BSF jawan Uhaldar and a civilian Abdul Gani Gojree resident of Qaziabad, Handwara were killed in the blast at Baramulla while as 13 civilians were injured in a separate grenade attack at Batamaloo on August 25.
"The face of militancy in the Kashmir has changed and it has been observed that operatives these days carry out militant activities along with their normal work. It has been observed that the module would find soft targets in colleges and then lure these college students towards militant activities. Nobody would doubt these students since they were regular in their studies," said Mir.
He said that investigations in Delhi High Court blast have also established the fact that college students are involved in militant activities like blasts. He said that provocative videos on social networking sites like "You Tube" lure youth towards militancy, adding that two of the five arrested persons were driven towards militancy by this reason only.
Replying to a question about the blasts that occurred at different places on October 25 and 26, Mir said investigations are going on in the right manner in these cases, adding that the persons who carried out these attacks would be arrested within week.
From Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Oct 27: Police today busted a module of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit that was luring college students towards militancy and carrying attacks on security forces, DIG Central Kashmir Abdul Gani Mir said here.
Mir, while addressing a press conference said five LeT operatives were arrested from different parts of Valley after they were found to motivate college going students and lure them towards militancy. The LeT operatives carried out attacks at Baramulla and Batamaloo on August 25 in which two persons were killed and 13 others were injured, said Mir.
Mir said, "On August 25, a blast took place at Baramulla in which a civilian and a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan were killed. An hour later a blast occurred at Batamaloo here in which 13 persons were injured. We launched investigations in both these incidents and it was established that these blasts were carried out on directions of Sopore based Lashkar commander Muza Molvi. Furqan, an ex-filtrated militant of LeT was in contact with Muza Molvi and both of them made the ultimate plan of the twin blasts."
Mir said that the leads about the involvement of module in militant activities came to fore after the arrest of Muzaffar Ahmad Mir, the militant responsible for the killing of Sajad Ahmad Parray, a police constable at Hazratbal on October 14. He said Muzaffar provided information that militants are luring students to militancy.
"Muzaffar is the militant who killed the police jawan. He was in close contact with some of the leading commanders of LeT and it was on their directions that the attack on police cop was carried out. He provided us the clues and then we could catch hold of members of the module," he added.
He said Muza provided grenades to the LeT operatives, who carried out the attacks with the directions that the crowded markets should be targeted.
"A Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to probe the blasts succeeded in apprehending two LeT operatives identified as Irfan Ashraf Dar son of Mohammad Ashraf Dar and Ali Mohammad, both residents of Reban-Sopore in Baramulla district. Later, one more LeT operative identified as Tariq, also a resident of Reban-Sopore was arrested," said Mir.
He said that police also apprehended Khalid Ahmad Bhat alias Sajad son of Haji Ghulam Hassan resident of Nagam-Chadoora in Budgam district in connection with the twin blasts at Baramulla and Batamaloo. He added that Haji Ghulam Hassan is an active worker of hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference headed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani.
It would be in place to mention here that a BSF jawan Uhaldar and a civilian Abdul Gani Gojree resident of Qaziabad, Handwara were killed in the blast at Baramulla while as 13 civilians were injured in a separate grenade attack at Batamaloo on August 25.
"The face of militancy in the Kashmir has changed and it has been observed that operatives these days carry out militant activities along with their normal work. It has been observed that the module would find soft targets in colleges and then lure these college students towards militant activities. Nobody would doubt these students since they were regular in their studies," said Mir.
He said that investigations in Delhi High Court blast have also established the fact that college students are involved in militant activities like blasts. He said that provocative videos on social networking sites like "You Tube" lure youth towards militancy, adding that two of the five arrested persons were driven towards militancy by this reason only.
Replying to a question about the blasts that occurred at different places on October 25 and 26, Mir said investigations are going on in the right manner in these cases, adding that the persons who carried out these attacks would be arrested within week.
