Police on Wednesday attached a shop of a militant, who was allegedly involved in killing of a circus worker from Udhampur in May, at Zirpara area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
On the evening of May 29, terrorists had shot dead a migrant labourer Deepak Kumar alias Deepu son of Mashu R/o Thial-Panchayat Deot Bilaspur Udhampur near Amusement Park Janglatmandi in Anantnag.
Deepak was working in a circus in Anantnag.
A case vide FIR No. 171/2023 under section 7/27 I.A Act, 302 IPC 16, 18, 20, 39 UAPA was registered and investigation was initiated, a police official said.
He said during the course of investigation, six terrorists were arrested who were identified as Sehran Bashir Nadaf son of Bashir Ahmad Nadaf resident of Shirpora Deva Colony, Ubaid Nazir Laigroo son of Nazir Ahmad Laigroo resident of Shirpora New Colony, Umer Amin Thoker son of Mohd Amin resident of Waghama, Huzaif Shabir Bhat son of Shabir Ahmad Bhat resident of Wachi Shopian, Nasir Farooq Shah son of Farooq Ahmad Shah resident of Wanteng Mohalla Bijbehara and Suveed Showkat Bhat son of Showkat Ahmad Bhat resident of Fatehpora.
“The arrested terrorists were linked with Kashmir Freedom Fighter, an offshoot of proscribed terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad,” the police official said
He said during further course of investigation, a shop under the name "The Game Modification" situated at Zirpara Bijbehara, run by accused Umer Amin Thoker used for the terror attack was attached under section 25 UAPA by Anantnag Police.
Police has already urged people not to harbour or give shelter to militants in their houses failing which they will be liable to action under law including property attachment (movable/immovable) proceedings.