Jammu

Non-bailable warrant issued against 13 Kishtwar based militants in PoK

JAMMU — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court, Jammu, on request of Kishtwar Police issued a non-bailable warrant against 13 militants who hail from Kishtwar district and are settled and operating from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Police in a press release said, upon request of Kishtwar Police, NIA Special Court, Jammu, issued Non-Bailable Warrants (NBWs) against 13 militants who hail from district Kishtwar but they are settled and operating from PAK/POK.

According to the press release, the name of such militants include Shahnawaz Kanth @ Munna @ Umer S/o Abdul Rasheed R/o Hullar Kishtwar, Nayeem Ahmed @ Amir @ Gazi S/o Gh. Nabi Gundna R/o Near Jamia Masjid Kishtwar, Mohd Iqbal @ Bilal S/o Mohd Akber Butt R/o Near Kichloo Market Kishtwar, Shahnawaz @ Nayeem S/o Gh. Mohd R/o Chirool Padyarna, Javid Hussain Giri @ Muzamil S/o Mohd Amin Giri R/o Kundali Pochal, Bashir Ahmed Mughal S/o Gh. Qadir Mughal R/o Jugna Keshwan, Gazi-ul-Din S/o Mohd Ayoub Guijer R/o Jugna Keshwan, Sattar Din @ Rajab @ Saifullah S/o Mehar Din Gujjer R/o Jugna Keshwan, Imtiyaz Ahmed @ Dawood S/o Aziz Mohd Sheikh R/o Banderna Kishtwar, Shabir Ahmed S/o Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din R/o Kither Bonjwah, Mohd Rafig Keen S/o Bashir Ahmed Keen R/o Patnazi Bonjwah, Muzaffer Ahmed S/o Abdul Ahmed Dev R/o Semna Colony Zewar Kishtwar and Azad Hussain S/o Abdul Majeed R/o Affani Padder presently residing in PoK, Pakistan.

The warrants have been issued in NIA case FIR 272/2022 (J&K Terror related case), which stands charged with offences in case FIR No.272/2022 under Section120-B/121-A/IPC, 13/18/39/UAPA of P/S Kishtwar, reads the press release.

Meanwhile SSP Kishtwar Sh. Khalil Poswal-JKPS said that Cheif Investigation Officer (CIO) of Kishtwar Police approached the Special NIA Court for issuing Non-Bailable Warrants against above accused for their active involvement in militant activities for creating unrest in the chenab valley and other parts of Jammu and Kashmir.

They mobilised sleeper cells and pushed them into J&K in connivance with secessionist and separatist leaders for waging war against the Government of India with the nefarious design of seceding Jammu and Kashmir from Union of India, he said adding that further investigation in the case is underway.