Director General of Police, Shesh Paul Vaid Monday said he was aware of vacancy of top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander in Kashmir but claimed that none was ready to take the charge.
“What is left in a name? I have heard there is commander’s vacancy but none was ready to take it,” Vaid told reporters on sidelines of a Jashn-e-Dal /Shikara race inauguration function at Dal Lake, here.
He was responding to a query whether LeT’s local militant Zeenat-ul-Islam has been made militant outfit’s operational chief in Kashmir.
There are speculations that Zeenat, 28-year-old militant commander from south Kashmir’s Shopian district, is likely to take over as LeT head in Kashmir. However, theoutfit is yet to announce name of its operational head for Valley after killing of its chief commander, Abu Ismail, last week.
Zeenat has Bachelors in Arts and hails from Sugan, Zaniporaarea of south Kashmir’s Shopian district. He was jailed under Public Safety Act (PSA) after his arrest in 2008 for his alleged militant links. After four years of detention, he was released 2011. He joinedLeT in 2015 and since then has been active in south Kashmir.
All operational chiefs of Lashkar in Valley so far have been Pakistanis.
Earlier, commenting on the importance of holding Jashn-e-Dal like events in Valley, DGP said the aim was to bring smile on the faces of children and peace in the valley.
“Whatever efforts by police and CAPF is possible, we will engage the childrenso that they don’t become addictive to drugs or turn to gun. Bloodshed, darkness and seeing sadness brings heartache. We want to happiness among children so that peaceful atmosphere prevails once again,” he said.
DGP said everything should not be left to police and appealed people to make their children understand “what is right and wrong for them.”
Vaid said some 60 youth were saved from joining militancy and such efforts would continue.
“With counseling, we have saved 60 children from joining militancy. Those who come to our notice are being pulled away from the grip of militancy. They are our children and we don’t want them to go on the wrong path because it ends with sorrow which is painful for everyone,” he said.
Asked about the recent videos in which masked men blamedZakir Musa for militant killings,Vaidsaid, “He has picked up the gun so he is militant for us. What people say, I do not know.”
The police chief reiterated that those who have picked up gun and wish to shun the path of violence will be given chance to live peacefully.
“The instructions are down the line that opportunity is to be given to those who want to shun the path of militancy and violence. They (militants) will be given complete chance to live as the life is God gifted but they should come out of this militancy,” DGP said.
Earlier on September 11, police, army and CRPF officials had jointly appealed militants to lay down arms and join mainstream.
Officer who probed Gujarat riot cases named NIA chief
PTI
New Delhi, Sep 18: Senior IPS officer Y C Modi, whowas part of the Supreme Court-appointed Special InvestigationTeam that probed the 2002 Gujarat riot cases, was Monday namedchief of the National Investigation Agency.
The federal probe agency is tasked with probing terrorismand terror-financing related cases.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approvedModi's appointment as director general of the NIA, said anorder issued by the Department of Personnel and Training(DoPT).
Modi will hold the post till his superannuation on May31, 2021, the order said.
The ACC also approved the appointment of Modi as officeron special duty (OSD) in NIA with immediate effect to ensure asmooth takeover.
Modi, a 1984 batch IPS officer of the Assam-Meghalayacadre, is at present special director in the Central Bureau ofInvestigation (CBI).
He will take over from Sharad Kumar after he completeshis tenure on October 30, the order said.
Kumar, who was appointed DG NIA in July 2013, has beengiven two extensions.
In October last year, he was given a one-year extension,apparently to help the agency complete probe in Pathankotterror case and various ISIS related cases.
Kumar is the longest serving chief of the NIA. Under hisstewardship, the agency started probing alleged militant financingcases allegedly involving some separatists in Jammu and
Kashmir.
Another senior IPS officer, Rajni Kant Misra, has beenappointed director general of the SashastraSeemaBal (SSB),which guards the Indo-Nepal and the Indo-Bhutan borders.
He will hold the post till the date of hissuperannuation, i.e. August 31, 2019, the DoPT order said.
Misra, a 1984 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre,is at present additional director general in the BorderSecurity Force (BSF).
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