Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested three persons involved in grenade attack on CRPF camp in South Kashmir’s Shopian district.
In a statement, a police spokesman said that it has solved a grenade attack case (FIR number 22/2022 of PS Zainapora) and arrested accused persons involved in the case, besides recovered incriminating materials including arms and ammunition.
“During investigation of a grenade attack case (FIR number 22/2022 of PS Zainapora), Shopian police based on reliable sources picked up one suspect identified as Fazil-bin-Rashid, son of Abdul Rashid Alai of Melhura. During questioning, he disclosed that he was working with one active militant namely Basit Ahmed of LeT (TRF) of FrisalKulgam and on his instructions, he threw a grenade on 19th of March 2022 at Babapora camp (D-Coy of CRPF 178 Bn), in which one CRPF Jawan namely Amit Kumar got injured.”
Police said that he further disclosed that he lobbed the grenade as a task given by the said militant in order to join militancy,” police statement said.
It added that during further questioning, he disclosed the name of another accused person as QaiserZahoor Khan, son of Zahoor Ahmed Khan of NowporaSafakadal, Srinagar. “On the disclosure of accused QaiserZahoor Khan, incriminating materials, arms & ammunition including three Chinese pistols, six magazines, four grenades & 30 rounds have been recovered,” the statement said.
The police said all the three accused persons involved in the case have been arrested.
