Srinagar: Police on Friday said that it has arrested 2 hybrid militants involved in a militant attack on a YouTuber journalist in Shopian.
In a statement issued from Zonal Police Headquarters Srinagar Police said that during the course of investigation of case FIR No. 116/2022 U/S 307 IPC, 7/27 A Act and 16 UAP Act of Police Station Heerpora pertaining to militant attack on a YouTuber journalist, a SIT headed by DySP Hqrs Shopian was constituted, adding therein that during the course of investigation, on the basis of oral, circumstantial and technical evidences, number of suspects were rounded up.
Stating that during questioning, two suspects identified as Suhaib Reyaz S/o Reyaz Ahmad Mir and Anayat Ullah Iqbal S/o Mohmmad Iqbal Wani, both residents of Saidapora Payeen admitted their involvement in the militant attack , Police in it’s statement further said “ It also came to fore that duo were working as hybrid militants of TRF militant outfit”, adding that “on their disclosure, the weapon of offence viz a pistol along with its magazine and 05 pistol rounds besides, an IED has been recovered by a joint party of Police and 44RR in the orchards of village Saidapora Payeen Shopian”. Police in it’s statement also said that further investigation of the case is still going on.
