Srinagar: Police on Saturday said it has solved Sopore grenade throwing incident of December 12, 2020.
Recalling that at 18.05 Hrs on December 12 last year police in a statement issued on Saturday said that unknown militants had hurled a hand grenade towards Police Post Bus Stand which missed the intended target and exploded outside gate of the Police Post, resulting in injuries to three civilians.
Police in it’s statement also said a case FIR No. 349/2020 was registered in Police Station Sopore and investigation was set into motion and during the course of investigation two suspects namely Mohd Asif Najar son of Mushtaq Ahmad Najar resident of Noor Bagh Sopore and Sahil Rashid Bhat son of Abdul Rashid Bhat resident of Green Town Sopore were apprehended.
Police in it’s statement further said “ during questioning they confessed that they are working for LeT outfit as over ground workers and had thrown the Grenade on Police Post Bus Stand on the directions of LeT militants”, adding that “ the duo also confessed that they were desirous to join the militant ranks but before that a hand Grenade was handed over to them with the directions to throw it on any security force/ Police establishments in Sopore area, which they finally threw on Police Post Bus Stand. Both have been formally arrested on Ist April in the instant Case and are presently on Police remand.