Wall of a house belonging to Hizb terrorist demolished
Authorities attached property of a terror associates in Awantipora
Srinagar: An extended portion of the house of a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was demolished in south Kashmir’s Anantnag, officials here said on Saturday.
According to authorities, Ghulam Nabi Khan alias Amir Khan had a wall built on encroached land as an extension to his house in Liver Pahalgam in the south Kashmir district.
Khan is a self-styled operational commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit and had crossed over to Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the early 1990s and is operating from there, they said.
The action follows the razing down of house of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist Ashiq Ahmad Nengroo in the Rajpora area of Pulwama earlier this month.
Meanwhile, authorities attached property of a terror associates in Awantipora.
Police said that on 30/05/2022, Police in Awantipora received an information through a credible source regarding presence of terrorists in the house of Jahangir Ahmad Lone and Umar Shafi Lone sons of Mohammad Shafi Lone resident of Check Rajpora Awantipora.
Accordingly, input was shared with Army (42RR) & CRPF (130 Bn) and a joint cordon and search operation was launched. As the joint operational parties were approaching to lay the cordon, the suspected hiding ultras fired indiscriminately with their illegally acquired arms/ammunition upon them and managed their forcible entry into the adjoining house belonging to one Parvaiz Hassan Misgar son of Ghulam Mohammad Misgar resident of Check Rajpora Awantipora.
The cordon was tightened and all the possible escape routes were blocked to negate the escape of the terrorists. Subsequently, all the civilians trapped in the adjoining houses/target house were safely evacuated to safer location and the hiding ultras were offered an opportunity to surrender, to which they ignored and fired indiscriminately upon joint operation parties.
The police spokesman further stated that the fire was effectively retaliated in self-defence and in the ensuing gunfight, two terrorists got eliminated and partial damage also caused to the house of Parvaiz Hassan Misgar.
Consequent upon this case FIR No. 108/2022 U/Ss 307,452-IPC,7/27 A.Act 16,18,19,20,38 & 39 UAP Act was registered in P/S Awantipora and investigation was set into motion through SDPO Awantipora, he said.
During the course of investigation, involvement of Jahangir Ahmad Lone and Umar Shafi Lone sons of Mohammad Shafi Lone resident of Check Rajpora Awantipora owners of Bakery Shop/Residential House came to fore and working as terror associates providing shelter logistic/assistance to the aforementioned neutralized militants for carrying militant activities in the area. Accordingly, both the accused were arrested in the instant case on 31/05/2022 and arrest memo prepared, he said.
During the course of investigation, on preliminary questioning both accused confessed and admitted that they provided shelter to the aforementioned neutralized terrorists in their bakery shop/residential house, accordingly confession memos of both the accused were recorded in presence of Executive Magistrate Awantipora, he said.
Accordingly process for attachment of property belonging to the accused falling within the ambit proceeds of terrorism was initiated u/s 25 of UA(P) Act and necessary prior approval accorded by DGP J&K vide PHQ order No.3420 of 2022 dated 03.10.2022 and the conformation related to the attachment of property u/s 25 of UA (P) Act was accorded by the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir vide order No. Divcom-K/Rtn/39/2022 dated 01-12-2022, he said.
