Police claims arrest of OGWs in Bandipora

Srinagar, June 1: Police Thursday said that it has arrested four over ground workers (OGWs) of LeT in Bandipora areas during checking in the morning.
A police spokesman in a statement to KNS said that an input was received by this formation through cultivated human sources that one Wagon-R vehicle is roaming in between Chandergeer, Hajin, Shahgund and Gundjahangeer areas, carrying Militants /OGWs and their illegal arms / ammunition. They are planning to carryout terrorist activities.
“Acting upon this Input, today on 1st June 2017 in dawn the operation was planned, police party from Hajin Police Station and 13-RR laid a special Naka at Khusarpora Hajin axis, leading to recovery of huge cache of arms / ammn, which was meant to be supplied to LeT terrorist group operating in the Shahgund and Gund-Jahangeer areas. During Naka checking one white Color Wagon-R vehicle bearing registration No. JK15-6569 was intercepted and 5 boarding persons including driver were questioned. The driver of the vehicle revealed his name as Bashir Ahmad Mir S/o Ab. Ahad Mir R/o Paribal Hajin and other revealed their names as (1) Mohd Younis Bhat S/o Sonaullah Bhat R/o Chandergeer (2) Shabir Ahmad Dar S/o Ab. Majeed Dar R/o Chandergeer (3) Hilal Ahmad Parray S/o Gh. Ahmad Parray R/o Kochak-Mohalla Hajin (4) Sonaullah Dar S/o Gh. Ahmad R/o Gundjahangeer Hajin. The extensive search of the vehicle / personal search of the persons boarding the vehicle was conducted and 10 grenades were recovered. Besides, 02 AK-47 Magazines and 27 rounds of AK rifle were also recovered from the vehicle. All the accused persons were taken in custody and vehicle was seized and case FIR No. 34/2017 has been registered in P/S Hajin.”
“During preliminary investigation, accused persons revealed that they along with Inayat Ahmad Parray S/o Mohd Akbar Parray R/o Hajin were working for terrorist group of LeT as OGWs. The consignment was handed to them by Inayat for further distribution.”