Pulwama: Police on Monday claimed to have busted militant modules of JeM and arrested 10 of its associates in Tral area of Awantipora and Khrew area of Pampore.
Police spokesman said that in view of the surge in militant attacks in Tral, a special team was constituted to investigating these cases.
“On the basis of material evidence collected, four persons identified as Younis Nabi Naik son of Ghulam Nabi Naik resident of Pinglish, Fayaz Ahmad Wani son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Wani resident of Reshipora, Riyaz Ahmad Ganaie son of Mohammad Ramzan Ganaie resident of Nigeenpora and Bilal Ahmad Rather son of Ghulam Rasool resident of Hafoo Nigeenpora were taken into custody,” he said.
He said that investigation into the cases revealed their complicity in attacks carried out in Tral area of South Kashmir.
“Another terror module was busted in Khrew area of Pampore in which six associates of JeM identified as Javaid Ahmad Parray son of Mohammad Shaban resident of Bethan Khrew, Yasir Bashir Wani son of Bashir Ahmad Wani resident of Babapora Khrew, Tahir Yousuf Lone son of Mohammad Yousuf Lone resident of Khrew, Rafiq Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Ahmad resident of Sharshali Khrew, Javaid Ahmad Khanday son of Ghulam Ahmad Khanday resident of Khrew and Imran Nazir son of Nazir Ahmad Najar resident of Mandakpaul Naimsaab Khrew were arrested on the basis of incriminating materials recovered,” he said.
Police claimed that huge quantity of incriminating materials was recovered from this ‘module including gelatin sticks, detonators, materials for making IEDs and grenades’.
All the incriminating materials have been taken in case records to probe their complicity in other cases, he said.
