On Wednesday, the security forces said that they have arrested four terrorist associates of the banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad from Jammu and Kashmir’s Tral. The security forces said that during their arrest, incrimination materials were also recovered from their possession.
“They were involved in providing logistics support and transportation of arms & ammunition to the active terrorists of Jaish-e-Mohammad in Tral and Awantipora areas,” the officials said. The officials further said that a case under relevant sections of law was registered at Tral police station and further investigation were going on.
They have been identified as Mudasir Ahmad Naik S/o Farooq Ahmad Naik R/o Tral Payeen; Umar Nazir Sheikh S/o Nazir Ahmad Sheikh R/o Kuchmulla; Inayat Firdoos Rather S/o Firdoos Ahmad Rather R/o Tral Payeen; and Salman Nazir Lone S/o Nazir Ahmad Lone R/o Kounserbal Tral.
The arrest is a major hit to an entire ecosystem of those providing logistical support to the Pak-based terrorists in the valley and Jammu region. According to the Indian security forces, 60 per cent of total terrorists killed in encounters, operations and during infiltration bid, were Pakistanis.
Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi and Northern Army Commander Lt Gen MV Suchendra Kumar have emphasised eliminating the terrorists from the area looked after by the White Knight Corps of the force.
However, the activities of the Pakistani terrorists in this area including in Rajouri, Doda, Poonch, Kishtwar, Kathua and Reasi have been curbed with additional deployment of troops and filling up of the vacuum created thereafter withdrawal of the Uniform Force of Rashtriya Rifles from there for the China border deployments.
