2 HELD FOR MILITANT ACTIVITIES

SRINAGAR: Two persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in ‘terror activities and terror funding’ in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said on Saturday. “In a case for involvement in terror activities and terror funding, two persons have been arrested in case FIR No. 50/2018 of Awantipora police station,” a police spokesperson said.

He identified the duo as Rafiq Ahmad Dar and Abid Majeed — both residents of the Awantipora area of the district.

Police said that the two accused are over-ground workers of Zakir Musa led Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Cash and a hand grenade was also recovered from them.

A police officer said that during routine checking, police and army jointly apprehended one OGW named Rafiq Ahmad Dar from whose possession one hand grenade was recovered.

“During questioning he confessed to be working for Zakir Musa led outfit. On his identification, another OGW named Abid Majeed alias Raja Gada was arrested from whose possession ₹5.37 lakh were recovered.

“The two confessed that the amount had been given to them by Zakir Musa to buy weapons for the outfit, the two have admitted that the amount recovered from them had been looted by the militants from two branches of the J&K Bank in December last year,” the spokesperson said.

Meanwhile, the spokesperson said, six youth, who were intending to join militancy, were counselled along with their family members and subsequently handed over to their parents.