Five accused sent to 15-day judicial custody

JAMMU: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here on Monday granted 15-day judicial remand of five accused involved in the Pulwama terror attack that took the lives of 50 Central Police Reserve Force (CRPF) personnel on February 14 last year.

A NIA court in Jammu has sent Shakir Bashir, Peer Tariq and his daughter Insha Jahan, Abbas Rather, Waiz-ul-islam to 15-day judicial remand, officials said.

On March 7, the NIA had arrested Waiz ul Islam, a resident of Srinagar and Mohammad Abbas Rather, a resident of Hakripora area in Pulwama district.

Islam had used his Amazon shopping account to procure chemicals used for making IEDS, batteries and other accessories on the directions of Jaishe-mohammad (JEM) terrorists.

He personally delivered the items to the Jaish-e-mohammad terrorists after procuring the incriminating material online as a part of the conspiracy to carry out the Pulwama attack.

Rather, a long-time overground worker of the JEM, gave shelter to Jaish terrorist and IED expert Mohammad Umar after he came to Kashmir in April-may 2018. Rather also harboured JEM terrorists, Adil Ahmad Dar (the suicide bomber), Sameer Ahmed Dar and Kamran (Pakistani) at his house a number of times before the Pulwama attack.

He also facilitated safe shelter for the JEM terrorists, including the suicide bomber and others, at the house of one of the accused Tariq Ahmed Shah and his daughter Insha Jan. The father-daughter duo were arrested on March 3. As many as 50 Central Police Reserve Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in the Pulwama terror attack in February last year.

LATEST IN THE CASE, NIA HAD ARRESTED A SRINAGAR RESIDENT AND A MAN HAILING FROM HAKRIPORA AREA IN PULWAMA DISTRICT ON MARCH 7