Hizbul Mujahideen module busted by J-K police; 9 arrested for luring youth into terror activities
Speaking to India Today, DIG North Kashmir Nitish Kumar, "In the last fortnight, we have carried out raids in which 9 people have been arrested for inciting youths to indulge in stone pelting and terror activities."
In Short
- Superstructure of Over Ground Sympathisers and recruiters of Hizbul Mujahideen module busted.
- Militants trying to recruit local boys influencing them with malicious propaganda.
- DIG North Kashmir has appealed to parents to have watch over their children.
Only a few days after Army chief General Bipin Rawat issued a stern warning to stone pelters coming in the way of counter-terror operations in the Kashmir Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir police in a major crackdown has busted a terror module of Hizbul Mujahideen, arresting 9 people for aiding, abetting and luring young boys to join their terror network.
Speaking to India Today, DIG North Kashmir Nitish Kumar, "In the last fortnight, we have carried out raids in which 9 people have been arrested for inciting youths to indulge in stone pelting and terror activities. The busting of this module is a huge boost to the morale of security forces in the region."
HIZBUL TERRORIST's ARREST KEY TO BUSTING MODULE
The police was able to bust this huge terror network following the confession of arrested Hizbul Mujahideen militant Irshad Ahmad Shah in Sopore, Baramulla. This terror network was perpetrating militant activities and recruiting local boys in Baramulla and Sopore for the same. Irshad Shah had been active with the Hizbul-Mujahideen outfit for more than 2 years and is alleged to have been involved in killing of one civilian.
Sources in security establishment say that they were further able to unearth the network when Kupwara resident Azhar Khan was killed along with his other associates in an encounter on February 4. Khan was the radical ideologue of the outfit, who with another militant now killed, had gone to Pakistan and received terrorist training there. Both these militants were active in Sopore and Baramulla.
Based on the information received during the course of these investigations, some boys who were being recruited for militant activities were counseled and handed over to their families, thus saving their lives. Police is urging parents to keep a watch on their children and not let them fall into the trap of militant propaganda.