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Split in Hizb fuels militant attacks in Kashmir 7/25/2015 12:22:48 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 24: A day after Hizbul Mujahideen expelled its militant commander Abdul Qayoom Najar from the basic membership for his involvement in civilian killings and attacks on mobile towers in the Valley, three grenade attacks on telecommunication establishments were today reported from the summer capital Srinagar. The Hizb spokesman Saleem Hashmi on Thursday said the decision to expel Najar, a commander for north Kashmir, was taken at a special meeting of Hizb Command Council chaired by supreme commander Syed Salah-ud-Din in Muzaffarabad. He said an investigation report presented before the council of Hizb commanders has clearly proven the key role played by Najar in carrying out "anti-movement activities." "He has been expelled from the basic membership of the organisation. Henceforth, in future no activity of Najar should be associated with Hizb," he added. "The meeting condemned in strong terms the anti-movement activities of 'Lashkar-e-Islami', who launched character assassination of separatist leadership to defame them before people, attacked telecommunication network and indulged in civilian killings to damage the freedom movement," Hashmi said. But Najar, who as per police, is leading a group of 30 odd militants, has already been questioning credentials of Hizb handlers based in Pakistan and even the separatists leaders including Syed Ali Geelani. On the other hand former Research and Analysis Wing chief A S Dulat's recent book, Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years added more spice to the infighting by claiming that Salah-Ud-Din got his son's admission done in a government medical through Intelligence Bureau. While Dulat revealed that militants are often bribed there's a growing discontent among militants ranks. On July 13, Lashkar-e-Taiba while questioning the credentials of Hizb asked Salah-Ud-Din to intensify attacks in Kashmir to "unnerve New Delhi."Intelligence officials here said infighting among the militant outfits seems to be a main cause of escalation in militant attacks in Kashmir where apart from Pattan-Sopore belt in the north , Tral-Yaripora-Shopian belts in the south have been declared "volatile". A senior police official pleading anonymity said "Whether its infighting or indoctrination, this time Hizb is the main cause of rise in militant attacks in Kashmir." He said the '90s also when militancy was at its peak, group rivalry among the militants remained a main cause of attacks. "Same seems to be reviving," the official said. In May and June, Lashker-e-Islam launched a spate of attacks against telecom employees and those who have rented out space for installation of mobile towers. The attacks left six persons dead and led to the brief suspension of the services in parts of Baramulla and nearby Bandipora districts especially Sopore and adjoining areas. That time DIG north Kashmir Gharib Das had blamed Hizbul Mujahideen's splinter group, led by Qayoom Najar, for orchestrating the attacks on the telecom service providers and also killing of four civilians, including two active member of Hurriyat Conference (G).   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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