Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 8: As security forces have launched a massive offensive against terrorists in Kashmir Valley, Pakistan-based terror mentors have shifted focus in the peaceful Jammu region.
During the last one year, alert cops of the Jammu and Kashmir Police have busted half a dozen terror modules besides smashing over a dozen narco-terrorism gangs.
Highly placed sources said that Pakistan-based terror mentors were trying to revive terrorism in Poonch, Rajouri, Doda, Kishtwar, and Reasi districts by luring some surrendered terrorists to rejoin terror ranks and file. Similarly in Jammu, Udhampur, and Kathua districts, terrorists were trying to strike but they failed due to the alertness of the forces.
Solving of Udhampur twin blast case within a short period is a reflection of the alertness of the forces in foiling the evil designs of terrorists. While solving the Udhampur twin blast case, the Jammu Police busted two terror modules controlled from across the border. One module was operating in the Udhampur district while another was functioning in the Kathua district where Pakistan-based terrorists are trying to lure some youth from the hilly mountainous belts of the Billawar, Bani, and Basohli area.
On Saturday three each Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and sticky bombs, part of a consignment dropped by drones from across the border, were recovered on Saturday in Kathua.
The recovery was made on the disclosure of a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist, who was arrested from Kathua on October 2, Additional Director General of Police, Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh said.
According to police, the terrorist Zakir Hussain Bhat alias Umar Farooq of Billawar village was in multiple contacts with JeM operating from Pakistan through different social media apps and had received a consignment of IEDs and sticky bombs to carry out attacks in the Jammu region.
“He was earlier convicted in a case and was lodged in Kot Bhalwal jail for 14 years and was released in 2019. He had developed relations with JeM terrorist Fareed who had returned to his country, Pakistan after serving his jail term in J&K,” the police said,
He was planning to revive old terrorist activities in his area by roping in other old terrorists at the behest of Pakistan-based commanders, they added.
A police official said the latest recovery was made from the Malhar village of Kathua and the search operation was underway at the time the last reports were received.
“An operation was launched on the disclosure of the arrested terrorist and a total of six explosive devices – three each IEDs and three sticky bombs – were recovered so far,” he said.
Earlier, a sticky bomb was recovered from Bhat at the time of his arrest. |
