Srinagar, 19-May;Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Thursday said that Grenade attack on Baramulla wine shop case has been solved by arresting four militants of LeT, associate along with huge arms and ammunition in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district.The Kashmir Police Zone twitter handle, quoting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said that, Police has cracked the case of recent militant attack on wine shop. “Four militants and an associate belonging to Lashkar e Toiba were arrested. 5 pistols, 23 grenades, explosive recovered from their possession”, the IGP said.“This militant module was involved in several militant incidents in Baramulla and further investigation going on, the IGP added.Meanwhile, addressing a press conference SSP Baramulla Rayees Mohammad Bhat IPS said that the same group has earlier been involved in various militant acts as was disclosed and brought out during the investigation which include last year’s grenade attacks in town Baramulla, various firing incidents in and around Baramulla, transportation of proscribed weapons and explosives etc.“On this information case FIR No. 84/2022 u/s 307 IPC, 3/4 Explosive Substances Act, 16 UAPA was registered, investigation was set into motion and searches were started to nab the militants involved along with SFs. During investigation various evidences at the scene of crime were assessed and analysed and some critical leads came to the fore including the grenade lever. CCTV footage from nearby cameras was also obtained which helped to reconstruct the sequence of events pre and post the incident. On the basis of human and technical intelligence, few suspects were picked up and interrogated. During sustained interrogation, a major breakthrough was achieved by arresting 4 militants and 1 associate of the Falcon Squad module of LeT (TRF)”officer added.Pertinently, earlier this week militants had dropped grenade inside the newly opened wine shop at Dewan Bagh Baramulla, injuring four employees. One of them, Ranjit Singh son of Kishan Lal of Bhakri Rajouri, succumbed to injuries within an hour while three others— Govardhan Singh, Ravi Kumar, both residents of Billawar Kathua and Govind Singh of Kangra Rajouri – are under treatment.(CNS)
