District Administration Reasi demolished the house of terror accused Mohd. Auraf Sheikh son of Ghulam Ud-Din Sheikh resident of Baransal, Gulabgarh tehsil Mahore which was illegally constructed on State land in Khasra No. 602/457/1 at village Baransal tehsil Mahore.
The entire exercise was conducted in co-ordination with District Police and in presence of independent witnesses as well as locals of the area.
The accused was a Government teacher and terminated by the Government when his involvement in the blasts was established by the police. Earlier, the State land encroached by the accused was retrieved by the District administration in the anti encroachment drive carried out by revenue department.
Taking serious note on the involvement of teacher turn terrorist namely Mohd. Auraf Sheikh, the District administration today conducted the entire exercise which started at 1:00 PM and concluded at 6:00 PM in the evening.
Pertinent to mention here that the terror accused was found involved in blast cases in bus at Kadmal near Katra and at Narwal, Jammu. In this regard case FIR No. 141 /2022 P/S Katra U/S 13/16/18/20/23 UAPA, 302/307 IPC and 3/5 explosive substance Act stands registered at Katra, Reasi and another case FIR No. 38/2023 P/S Bahu Fort U/S 307 IPC, 3/4/5 E.S. Act & 16/18 UAPA stands registered at Jammu.
The blast at Kadmal near Katra was executed by the Mohd. Auraf Sheikh with sticky IEDs in which 5 persons died and 28 injured and in twin IED blasts in Narwal area Jammu, 9 persons were injured. With the arrest of accused Mohd. Auraf Sheikh in above cases, J&K Police successfully cracked the terror module operating from across the border emanating from PAK.
The action by the administration is a strict message to terror sympathizers and their handlers across LOC that Government is committed for zero tolerance towards terrorism.
