Hizb-ul-Mujahideen over-ground worker arrested

Jammu | Tuesday | 11th September, 2018

Summary:

JAMMU: A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen over-ground worker (OGW), tasked to revive militancy in Jammu and Kashmir's Chinab valley, was arrested from Kishtwar district in the state, police said on Monday. The OGW was identified as Aiyaz Ahmad Wani. Gupta said Aiyaz is being sent to the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) for further questioning about the terror group's plans to revive militancy in Doda-Kishtwar districts. Police said Aiyaz, the son of Abdul Ahmad Wani and a resident of Beli village in Doda district , was at present putting up at Machian in Doda.He was also working as the Doda district president of the separatist Hurriyat Conference, sources said. They said Aiyaz was in contact with terrorists in Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and others for reviving militancy in Doda and Kishtwar districts.Police are conducting more raids in different parts of the town and have not ruled out more arrests in connection to the case..