Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 21: Investigations have revealed involvement of OGWs in the JK bank robbery in Arihal earlier this month. Sources disclosed that during the course of investigations, involvement of one namely Ramiz Raja R/o Parigam surfaced. He was called for questioning during which it was found that he was an active OGW of the outfit and after the robbery the militants approached him for exchanging the old currency looted notes. His disclosures further led to Manzoor Ahmad R/o Parigam, who aided in the disposal of the robbed amount. In the process a cash of Rs. 1,99,000/- out of the stolen amount, in old denomination was also recovered. Further investigations are going on.
On Dec 8, 2016 around 1300 hrs armed gunmen barged into the Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch Arihal and fled with cash in excess of Rs 12 lakh, after holding the employees at gun point.
To this effect, an FIR No 483/2016 U/S 392 RPC, 7/27 Arms Act was registered in Police Station Pulwama. Immediately after the incident police swung into action and started investigation. Initial enquiries from eye witnesses, identification from photos thereof and inputs from sources pointed towards a foreign militant code Abu Ali, as one of the assailants.
The said militant was also part of the group which carried out the robbery in Malpora (Budgam) on 21-11-2016. Further inputs and leads into the case suggested that it was the group of three militants of Lashkar e Toiba (LeT) outfit Arif Dar @ Rehan r/o Lelhar, Abu Ali and Abu Ismail, both foreign militants, which carried out the robbery. |
