Terror module busted in Awantipora, IEDs, arms recovered: Police

Srinagar, Sep 27: Jammu and Kashmir Police in Awantipora on Friday said to have arrested six terrorist associates and recovered IEDs, arms & ammunition, and other incriminating materials from their possession.

A police spokesman in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that Awantipora police got specific input that a Pakistan based Kashmiri terrorist  of JeM outfit  was into process of identification of youth who can be motivated to join terror ranks and after finding such youth, arms / ammunition/explosives was being delivered to these youth to commit terror acts before their formal joining into terror ranks.

Upon this information, a case under FIR number 108/2024 U/S 13/18 UAPA & 7/25 Indian Arms Act was registered at Police Station Tral.

During investigation, the youth who were part of this module were identified. It came to fore that Pakistan based terrorist with the assistance of an OGW in jail identified  many youth who were motivated by them  to join terror ranks in Tral area of Awantipora and Kulgam district, police said.

The youth so identified were provided pistols, grenades, IEDs and other explosive materials to facilitate their joining into terror ranks. Before inducting them into terror ranks, they were instructed to do some terror activity either by target killing, throwing grenades on SFs /Public places , non-local labourers  and by laying & detonating IEDs, police said.

During investigations, it also came to fore that Pakistan based terrorist handler had chosen some places for planting of IEDs with the assistance of these youth, it said, adding that the terrorist handler has also pumped in some money to carry out the tasks and to procure material for fabrication of more IEDs.

So far, six terrorist associates have been arrested in the case and from possession and upon disclosures of these accused persons, large quantity of arms /ammunition and explosives including 05 IEDs with remotes, 30 Detonators, 17 Batteries for IEDs, 02 Pistols, 03 Pistol Magazines, 25 live rounds of Pistol, 04 Hand grenades and Cash amount of Rs 20000 have been recovered.

Investigation of case is underway & more arrests and recoveries are likely in the case, police said.