Srinagar: The police have filed a charge sheet against eleven people, four of them slain militants and three absconding, for the attack on a bus in which eight yatris were killed last year.
Eight pilgrims were killed in the attack on 10 July last year and subsequently police registered a case (FIR No. 157/2017) under RPC sections of 302,307,326, 427 and 7/27 Arms Act and under section 16, 18, 20 ULA (P) Act.
Subsequently, police constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) on 12 July 2017 and started investigation.
The charge sheet was filed against accused persons before Sessions Court Anantnag and Chief Judicial Magistrate (Juvinile Court) Anantnag.
“During the course of investigation it was established that PAK based LeT (militants) were involved in ‘SANJY’ attack. Further, on the basis of evidences collected during the course of investigation complicity of eleven (11) people was established, of which four (04) persons including one (01) juvenile were arrested in the instant case,” a police officer.
The accused include Aijaz Ahmad Wagay Son ofGhulam Qadir Wagay R/o Poshkreri Srigufwara .(A-1)
Bilal Ahmad Reshi Son ofMushtaq Ahmad Reshi R/o Iqbal Market Bijbehara . (A-2)
Zahoor Ahmad Sheikh Son ofMohd Maqbool Sheikh R/o Sheikh Mohalla Khudwani ,Kulgam. (A-3)
Name withheld (A-4) (Juvenile) Khalid Muzaffar Dar Son ofGh. Qadir Dar R/o Rehpora Khudwani, Kulgam. (A-5) Tanveer Ahmad Dar Son of Bashir Ahmad Dar R/o Rehpora Khudwani Kulgam. (A-6)
Sarjeel Ahmad Sheikh Son ofAb. Hamid Sheikh R/o Khudwani. (A-7)
Abu Ismail alias Haroon R/o Pakistan. (A-8) Yawar BAshir Wani alias Ayaan Son ofBashir Ahmad Wani R/o Habilsh Devsar. (A-9) Maaviya R/o Pakistan. (A-10) Furqan R/o Pakistan. (A-11)
“During the investigation incontrovertible evidences have been brought on record establishing complicity of above mentioned accused persons in the instant case.”
The main accused in the instant case—Abu Ismail (A-8) (Pakistani National) was killed in an encounter in Arigam, Nowgam, Srinagar on September 14, 2017 and Yawar Bashir alias Ayaan (A-9), Maaviya (A-10) and Furqaan (A-11) (Pakistani nationals) were were killed in an encounter at Qazigund.
“Accused Khalid Muzafar Dar (A-5) of Rehpora Khudwani, Tanveer Ahmad Dar (A-6) of Rehpora Khudwani and Sarjeel Ahmad Shiekh (A-7) of Khudwani are absconding in the case,” the police officer said.
He said the accused persons in the instant case –Aijaz (A-1), Bilal (a-2) and Zahoor (A-3) were arrested and are presently in the Judicial custody. Further, during the course of investigation, one of the accused persons (name withheld (A-4) juvenile) was also arrested and is presently on bail.
“After obtaining sanction of the Government U/S 45 ULA(P) Act in the instant case, charge sheet has been filed in the court against the accused persons. Further investigation under section 173 (8) of the code is going on.”
