Srinagar, March 17: Police Saturday named six people in killing of a constable guarding Chrar e Shareef on January 25. Five of the accused have been arrested while the sixth accused according to police has joined Jaish e Mohammad militant outfit.
According to police the investigation in to killing of a SgCT Kultar Singh of JKAP 13th Bn ‘revealed that one Umar Farooq resident of Pulwama alongwith five other accomplices namely Shahid Ahmad, Shahid Khurshid, Imran and Feroz, all residents of Pulwama and Mudasir Ahmad Wani & Towheed Rather residents of Pampore, hatched a criminal conspiracy to snatch the weapon from J & K Police guard deployed at Charar-i-Sharief shrine.’
“All the accused persons other than Shahid Ahmad are arrested in the case. Investigation has also revealed that Shahid Ahmad has joined the JeM outfit and is at large. Further investigation is being conducted expeditiously,” police statement reads.
“To give effect to the conspiracy they had a reccee of the area and the said sentry post at Charar-i-Sharief shrine earlier. Consequently they executed this act. During investigation, while picking up the vital evidences, Police has seized the vehicle used for commissioning of offence by the group of militants,” claimed police.
In this regard, a case FIR number 06/2018 was registered in Police Station Char-i-Sharif under section 120-B, 302, 392 RPC, 7/27 of Arms Act, 16, 18, 20 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
