Srinagar, May 10: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday attached the properties of three accused linked in two different cases of terror activities involving members, cadres of proscribed terrorist organisations of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), an NIA official said.
“The NIA has stepped up its vigil against terror outfits, their affiliates, agents and overground workers (OGWs) by conducting raids on properties of terror suspects and accused across locations, and has been moving swiftly to take action in such cases,” the official added.
On Wednesday, the NIA attached the immovable properties of three accused in two different cases of terror activities involving members, cadres of proscribed terrorist organisations like the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), among others.
In the first case, the NIA attached the immovable properties of two accused, Doulat Ali Mugal and Ishaq Pala, in Herman tehsil, Shopian,, under the UA(P) Act, the spokesman said.
While IshfaqPala, currently lodged in Central Jail Agra, was a terrorist of HM, Al-Badr terror organisation, Mugal was an OGW of the proscribed HM and is currently out on bail.
The spokesman said the former, while in Central Jail Srinagar, had conspired with his co-accused, including Riyaz Naikoo and Mugal, and assisted Danish Ghulam Lone and Suhail Ahmad Bhat to cross the border from Kupwara sector to join terror ranks and wage a war against Jammu and Kashmir.
The accused Mugal had provided logistic support to the accused duo, Lone and Bhat, at Kupwara when both were about to cross the LoC.The duo were charge sheeted by the NIA on February 22, 2019, and charges were framed by the NIA Special Court, Jammu, on August 6, 2019, he said
The NIA spokesman said the properties attached on orders of NIA Special Court, include land measuring 5.5 Marla and 3.5 Marla under survey Nos.1597 Min and 1598 Min. It includes one double storey house of accused Doulat Ali Mugal located at Village Manigah Kupwara, and Immoveable property in the form of two rooms under the ownership of accused Ishaq Pala at village Allora, Tehsil Herman, Shopian.
“The NIA had launched investigations into the case in February 2018, and had busted a HM module of OGWs /terrorists. Others arrested and chargesheeted in the case were Danish Ghulam Lone, Suhail Ahmad Bhat, Feeroz Ahmad Lone, while a key conspirator, Reyaz Ahmad Naikoo, a top terrorist of the Hizbul Mujahideen, was killed in an encounter with the security forces,” he said.
Similarly in the second case, NIA attached the immovable property of accused Fayaz Ahmad Magray, an Overground Worker of proscribed terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and currently lodged in District Jail Jhajjar, Haryana.
“The Property consisted of six shops constructed over land measuring 5.5 Marlas under survey No. 2664 Min at Lethpora, Pulwama, belonging to the accused,” the spokesman said.
As per Spokesman, Fayaz was chargesheeted on 1st August 2018 for conspiring, along with local/Pakistani terrorists of JeM, to execute a fidayeen attack on CRPF Group Centre Lethpora, Pulwama. He carried out a recce of the CRPF centre, and provided logistic support to JeM terrorists before and after the attack, he said.
“During the attack, two terrorists, Fardeen Ahmad Khandey and Manzoor Ahmad Baba, along with one Pakistani Abdul Shakoor, were killed inside the CRPF Group Centre Lethpora. Other key conspirator terrorists, namely Mudassir Khan and Sajjad @ Mufti Waqas (Pakistani), were killed in subsequent encounters,” he said.
The spokesman further said the NIA launched investigations in February 2018 into the criminal conspiracy to commit acts of terror and violence in Kashmir. Its investigations led to the busting of a module of Overground Workers of JeM. Besides Fayaz Ahmad Magray, other accused arrested in the case were identified as Nissar Ahmad Tantray, Syed Hilal Andrabi, Irshad Ahmad Reshi. All of them were subsequently chargesheeted by the NIA, he said.
Two LeT terrorist associates arrested in Sopore
Two terrorist associates linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT were arrested by a joint security forces team in Sopore on Wednesday, and arms and ammunition, including an IED, recovered from their possession, police said.
Based on a specific input regarding the presence of 02 suspected individuals near Saidpora Bypass area, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Police, Army and CRPF.
During the search operation, 02 suspected individuals were spotted trying to run away in an attempt to break the cordon. Assessing the situation, the vigilant troops displayed situational awareness, extreme restraint and exceptional fire control in not opening the fire. Subsequently, both the suspected individuals were arrested on the spot, police said.
They have been identified as Kaiser Manzoor Mir son of Manzoor Ahmad resident of Behl Mohalla Saidpora and Muzaffar Majeed Mir son of Abdul Majeed Mir resident of Shalpora, Brat Kalan.
During initial questioning, both the arrested accused persons confessed that they were working as associates for local active terrorist Bilal Ahmad Mir resident of Brath Kalan Sopore linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT.
Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition including 15 Pistol rounds, 25 AK-47 rounds, an IED and twohandgrenades were recovered from their possession.
A case under relevant sections of law stands registered at Police Station and further investigation is in progress.
