2 terror modules busted, IED blasts averted in Jammu and Kashmir

Vijay Kumar, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, said at a press conference here that in the last few days the Awantipore police have busted two terror modules of terrorists planning to carry out IED blasts. One of the modules was a Jaish-e-Mohammed group which was planning a car bomb blast in the Pampore area or somewhere along the National Highway.

"One Sahil Nazir, a BA first year student, was being motivated for many days through Telegram and other social media apps by terrorists to manage a second hand car," he said.

"He was paid money and the explosives being brought from North Kashmir were to be fitted on the car for carrying out the vehicle based IED attack."

Kumar said Nazir was arrested by the Awatipore police with the help of technical intelligence. "On his questioning, two of his assistants Qaisar Ahmad from Pampore an Over Ground Worker (OGW) for two years and Mohammad Fayaz were arrested."

"The car was recovered from the residence of Fayaz which was meant to be used for carrying out the IED blast. It is a Maruti car number (JK01 E 0690). A fourth terrorist associate Yasir Wani was also arrested."

He said Sahil Nazir has given a confessional statement before the police that he carried out a grenade attack on the CRPF on January 25, 2021 in Pampore. Kumar said all the four have been arrested formally and investigations have started. Efforts are on to nab the OGW from North Kashmir who was to bring the IED, he said. "This is a big success and a preventive measure to stop an IED attack," he said.

In a second incident, the IGP said the police busted a terrorist module that was planning to carry out an attack on the Municipal Corporation building in Awantipore on the orders of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Omar Khanday from Pampore, who was involved in a terror attack on two policemen at Bhagat Chowk in Srinagar recently. (IANS)

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