Srinagar, Sept 05: Hours after a bullet-ridden body was found lying in an orchard in Narpora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar on Monday informed that preliminary investigation revealed that killing took place due to group rivalry between terrorist groups.
The deceased was identified as Manzoor Ahmad Nengroo son of Ghulam Ahmad Nengroo resident of Hanjin Bala Rajpora Pulwama. His bullet-ridden body was found lying in the orchards of Narpora village of Shopian.
ADGP Kumar told Rising Kashmir that the deceased’s brother namely Ashiq Nengroo is a terrorist of JeM outfit and is presently in Pakistan. His second brother, Abbas Nengroo was an active terrorist who got killed in an encounter in 2014 in Pulwama,
While his third brother namely terrorist Reyaz Negroo is lodged in prison for his involvement in the Jammu terror attack case. The accused used to ferry terrorists from Jammu to Kashmir through personally owned trucks, he said.
Kumar said moreover, one of his truck carrying three terrorists was intercepted at Jajar Kotli Jammu and all the three terrorists were killed in an encounter on spot.
A police spokesman said on Monday morning, Shopian Police received information that an unknown bullet-ridden body is laying in the orchards of village Narpora Shopian.
Subsequently, a Police team rushed towards the spot and took the body into possession. The deceased was identified as Manzoor Ahmad Nengroo son of Gh Ahmad Nengroo resident of Hanjin Bala Rajpora Pulwama.
“The body was shifted to District Hospital Shopian for medico-legal formalities. Accordingly, a murder case was registered under relevant sections of law and investigation set into motion,” he said.
As per police preliminary investigation revealed that Sunday evening the deceased who was Waza (chef) by profession along with two more associates including an elderly man were returning from their work in an auto after the conclusion of a function at Chraripora area of Budgam.
“En route one more person (a baker by profession) also boarded in the auto. The terrorists waiting in a Tata Mobile at Aglar intercepted the auto and forcibly abducted all the four persons,” he said.
The spokesman said the elderly man was released after travelling a distance of 2 kms (approx) followed by release of other two near Kellar, however, the deceased Manzoor Ahmad was taken along by the abductors. On Monday, his bullet riddled body was recovered in the orchards of village Narpora Shopian,” he said.
“It was further revealed during the course of investigation that the killing is the handiwork of terrorists over group rivalry between them,” the spokesman said.
He said the investigation of the case is vigorously going on in a very professional manner and those terrorists involved in the crime will be identified soon and dealt with strictly under law.
