Srinagar: Police has said that it has foiled an ex-filtration bid in Uri area of Baramulla district by arresting four individuals on their way towards LoC for ex-filtration to Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PaK) via Gowhallan Sector in Uri.
In a statement issued here on Friday police said “Baramulla Police received specific information that three local youths were received by one Parvaiz Ahmad Hajam son of Gh Mohi-ud-din resident of Gohallan Uri (as a guide) in order to ex-filtrate them to PoK through Gowhallan sector”, adding that “acting swiftly upon the input, a special team headed by Junaid Wali SDPO Uri intercepted the group and arrested the said guide along with three local youths”.
Stating that the arrested youths have been identified as Mohd Shafi Hajam son of Abdul Ahad Hajam, Reyaz Ahmad Bhat son of Manzoor Ahmad both residents of Sheeri Mirhar and Yasir Bhat son of Ghulam Mohd resident of Chatloora Sopore, police in the concluding para of it’s above referred statement said that incriminating material including sharp knives, torch etc were also recovered from the possession of the above named accused.