Says AGH carried out attack, six Kashmiris were involved, 3 of whom killed in gunfight

Srinagar, May 06 : The​ NIA, today filed a Charge Sheet in Case no. RC-39/2018/NIA/DLI which relates to 4 Hand Grenade explosions that took place on 14th September 2018 in the premises of Police Station Maqsudan, Jalandhar. In this attack, one police personnel had received splinter injuries in his chest. Initially, a case FIR No. 163/2018 dated 15-09-2018 was registered by Punjab Police at PS Division-1, Jalandhar, Punjab. The case was subsequently taken up by NIA for investigation.

The statement issued her said that that during investigation, accused Fazil Bashir Pinchoo r/o Ghat Mohalla, PS Awantipora and Shahid Quyoom r/o Kanjinag, PS Awantipora were arrested on 8.11.2018. Investigation revealed that on 14th Sept 2018, above accused persons along with Rouf Ahmed Mir r/o Mirpora Mohalla, Dadasara, Tehsil Tral, PS Awantipora, Distt Pulwama and Ummer Ramzan @ Gazi r/o vill.

Dadasara, PS Awantipora, Pulwama, J&K had carried out the grenade attacks at the premises of the PS Maqsudan, Jalandhar, Punjab in furtherance of conspiracy to destabilise the law and order situation in Punjab and to wage war against India. While Fazil Bashir Pinchoo and Shahid Quyoom were studying at St. Soldiers Institute, Jalandhar, Punjab, Rouf Ahmed Mir and Ummer Ramzan@ Gazi had travelled from Awantipora to Jalandhar on 13.09.2018 to take part in the attack on PS Maqsudan.

Investigation further revealed that Fazil Bashir Pinchoo, Shahid Quyoom, Rouf Ahmed Mir, and Ummer Ramzan @ Gazi had targeted PS Maqsudan, Jalandhar in association with Amir Nazir Mir and Rasik Ahmed Mir, both residents of village Dadsara, PS Awantipora, Pulwama under a conspiracy hatched by Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH) led by its self-styled chief Zakir Rashid Bhat @ Zakir Musa to target security installations throughout the country. All the above accused persons are cadres of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH), a Kashmir based terrorist outfit with a Pan-Islamic ideology.

As a part of this conspiracy, Fazil Bashir and Shahid Quyoom had collected 4 hand grenades from an unknown cadre of AGH near Verka Plant, Jalandhar on 9 Sep, 2018. Thereafter, on 13 Sep 2018, Rauf Ahmed Mir and Ummer Ramzan@ Gazi travelled from Kashmir to Chandigarh on an Indigo Flight and thereon to Jalandhar by road. Recce of potential targets was conducted on 13th Sep itself and after selecting PS Maqsudan’s building as target, the attack was executed around 1945 hrs on 14 Sep, 2018. After the attack, all the four left for Kashmir in different batches.

Three accused viz. Rouf Ahmed Mir, Ummer Ramzan and Rasik Ahmed Mir were killed during an encounter that took place between the AGH cadres and security forces on 22nd Dec 2018 at vill. Arampora, Awantipora, Pulwama, J&K.

Charge-Sheet has been filed in the Special NIA Court, Mohali, Punjab against (i) Fazil Bashir Pinchoo and (ii) Sahid Quyoom u/s 120B, 121, 121A, 122, 307 of IPC, Sec.16, 18, 20, 23 of UAPA & Section 3 of Explosive Substances Act. ​Further investigation continues in respect of the other accused persons including AGH Chief Zakir Musa.

Qayoom Khan

Srinagar, May 06: Suspected militants on Monday attacked another polling station with a bomb in Pulwama district in South Kashmir.

Reports reaching GNS said that unknown persons hurled the bomb on a polling booth stationed inside Goverment Higher secondary school Chatpora this afternoon.

The device exploded outside the wall of school. However there was no injury reported in the blast.

An official confirmed to GNS and said that hunt has been launched to nab persons involved in the attack.

Meanwhile suspected militants lobbed a grenade on a polling booth Tikan village in the southern district however the device didn’t explode. Police and bomb disposal squad immediately rushed to the spot and the device is being destroyed.(GNS)

SRINAGAR, May 6:  Former finance minister Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Monday expressed deep shock and grief over the death of a labourer Mohammad Amin Bhat in tragic accident at Rambagh-Solina flyover that took place on Sunday evening.  

In a statement issued here, Bukhari demanded severe punishment warranted under law for the guilty who hit the car while plying on wrong side of the flyover. “This tragic accident has resulted due to clear violation of traffic rules and the authorities must book the culprit and take the case to its logical conclusion in a time bound manner,” the former minister demanded.

In his condolence message, Bukhari conveyed his sympathies to the bereaved family of deceased labourer who was a resident of Azad Basti Natipora of Amirakadal constituency and prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul. He wished speedy recovery to person who sustained grievous injuries in the accident.

The former finance minister said the increasing road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir have assumed alarming proportions. Bukhari remarked that it has been found that the drivers are not following set standard rules and safety instructions while plying on the Rambagh-Solina flyover.

“The administration must come out with some tangible measures to prevent such heart wrenching mishaps in future,” Bukhari urged, further urging the traffic department to deploy special squads on both sides of the flyover to prevent loss of life.

            “My heart goes out for the family of deceased labourer who has left behind his three children including a specially-able child and wife. The deceased was living a life of penury so the administration must come forward to help his family by disbursing ex-gratia relief at an earliest.” He also wished speedy recovery for the injured and urged the district administration to provide best medical treatment to him.

Civil Secretariat employees on the first day of Darbar move here boycotted the reopening ceremony as a mark of protest against the non-fulfillment of their long pending demands.

Reports reaching GNS said that the employees of the Civil Secretariat here in Srinagar boycotted the reopening ceremony and were seen wearing black bands and black dresses.

Vice Chairman of the J&K Civil Secretariat Employees Coordination Committee (J&KCSCC) Maqbool Hussain told GNS that this was the first time in the history that the employees boycotted the opening ceremony.

“We boycotted the reopening of Darbar as a mark of protest to press the government for resolving their long pending demands,” Hussain said.

Suresh Bedi vice president of Civil Secretariat Employees Association, one of the four associations of J&KCSCC, told GNS that this is for the first time that employees boycotted the opening ceremony. “The other three associations include J&K Civil Secretariat Lower Grade employees Union, J&K Non-Gazetted Economics and Statistics Employees Union and J&K Legislative Assembly Employees Union”.

In all previous opening ceremonies, the employees’ leaders were welcoming the heads of the state, Chief Secretary and other state heads with flower bouquets but this time not a single employee attended the ceremony, Bedi said.

The employees straightway went inside the Secretariat premises and attended the offices. Most of the employees headed by the coordination committee were seen wearing black bands and black dresses, he added. (GNS)

SRINAGAR, MAY 06 : PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti visited the revered shrine of Hazrat Sheikh Hamza (RA) alias Makhdoom Sahab in Rainawari area of downtown early morning today.

Sources told that Mehbooba drove to the shrine to seek saints blessing and to pray for Kashmir peace.

“She spent 15 minutes at the shrine and then left,” sources said.

Qayoom Khan

Srinagar, May 06: Suspected militants on Monday morning hurled a grenade towards a polling station in Rahmoo village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

Reports reaching GNS said that the unknown persons lobbed grenade on the polling booth stationed inside goverment middle school Rahmoo. However in the blast there were no injuries reported.

A police officer told GNS that a blast like sound was heard near polling both.

“We have taken coginzance of the incident and further investigations taken up.(GNS)

Kashmir Despatch News

Baramulla, May 06 : Government forces on Sunday night launched a cordon-and-search operation in north Kashmir’s Baramulla village.

Reports reaching Kashmir Despatch said that a joint team of army’s 52 RR, 176 bn CRPF, and SOG Kreeri laid a siege at Ganai Mohalla of Pochnag village in Baramulla this night.

Meanwhile police sources also confirmed this cordon and search operation to Kashmir Despatch and said that the cordon was launched following inputs about the movement of some suspected militants.

The searches in the area was on when filled this report.