Summary:
A month after Pulwama attack, NIA had filed an “open FIR” against Jaish-e-Mohammad and its leaders to “nab JeM underground cadres” or “sympathisers” and to stop future attacks. The DCP further claimed Sajjad was tasked with recruiting youths for the Jaish-e-Mohammad in Uttar Pradesh and other states. The NIA spokesperson, meanwhile, said, “Sajjad arrested by the Special Cell is not the same Sajjad wanted in the Pulwama case.” Police have, however, arrested him under an open FIR already filed by the NIA. AdvertisingThe man, Sajjad Ahmed Khan, was arrested by a Special Cell team from Lal Qila area after they got “inputs pertaining to his movements”, police said. His elder brother was in contact with Noor Mohammad Tantrey, who was earlier arrested by Special Cell and later killed by security forces in 2017..