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SRINAGAR, Dec 31: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday claimed to have attached a property for providing shelter and support to militants in Awantipora.
Police in Awantipora received information on May 30, 2022 through a credible source regarding the presence of terrorists in the house of Jahangir Ahmad Lone and Umar Shafi Lone, a resident of Check Rajpora Awantipora.
Accordingly, input was shared with Army (42RR) and CRPF (130 Bn) and a joint cordon and search operation was launched, a police statement said.
“As the joint operational parties were approaching to lay the cordon, the suspected hiding terrorists fired indiscriminately with their illegally acquired arms/ammunition upon them and managed their forcible entry into the adjoining house belonging to one Parvaiz Hassan Misgar resident of Check Rajpora Awantipora”, the statement said and added “the cordon was tightened and all the possible escape routes were blocked to negate the escape of terrorists”.
Subsequently, all the civilians trapped in the adjoining houses/target house were safely evacuated to safer location and the hiding terrorists were offered an opportunity to surrender, to which they ignored and fired indiscriminately upon joint operation parties.
“The fire was effectively retaliated in self-defence & in the ensuing gunfight, 2 terrorists got eliminated and partial damage also caused to the house of Parvaiz Hassan Misgar. The dead bodies of 2 terrorists were recovered from the encounter site that were later on identified as Shahid Ahmad Rather of Lurow Jageer linked with Proscribed terror outfit JeM and Umer Yousuf Seh of Tukroo Keegam Shopian linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT”, the statements reads.
Consequent upon this case FIR No. 108/2022 U/Ss 307,452-IPC,7/27 A.Act 16,18,19,20,38 & 39 UAP Act was registered in P/S Awantipora and investigation was set into motion through SDPO Awantipora.
“During the course of investigation, involvement of Jahangir Ahmad Lone and Umar Shafi Lone sons of Mohammad Shafi Lone resident of Check Rajpora Awantipora owners of Bakery Shop/Residential House came to fore and working as terrorist associates providing shelter logistic/assistance to the neutralized terrorists for carrying terror activities in the area”, the statement further said.
Accordingly, both the accused were arrested in the instant case on 31/05/2022 and an arrest memo prepared.
It said “during the course of investigation, on preliminary questioning both accused confessed and admitted that they provided shelter to the aforementioned neutralized terrorists in their bakery shop/residential house, accordingly confession memos of both the accused were recorded in presence of Executive Magistrate Awantipora”.
“Accordingly process for attachment of property belonging to the accused falling within the ambit proceeds of terrorism was initiated u/s 25 of UA(P) Act and necessary prior approval accorded by worthy DGP J&K vide PHQ order No.3420 of 2022 dated 03.10.2022 and the conformation related to the attachment of property u/s 25 of UA (P) Act was accorded by the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir vide order No. Divcom-K/Rtn/39/2022 dated 01-12-2022”, the statement added.
In pursuance to the said order and the powers conferred upon investigating officer u/s 25 UA( P) Act of 1967 property (residential house/bakery shop belonging to Mohd Shafi Lone (father of involved accused) was attached, it said.
The general public is once again advised to not harbour or provide shelter or extend logistics to terrorists/terror associates in their houses, failing which strict legal action will be taken against anyone doing so.
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