Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday have busted a grenade throwing module and arrested four militant associates with four hand grenades in Srinagar.As per Police Spokesman, ” On Wednesday evening during a Naka checking at Bemina chowk, one OGW namely Zubair Sheikh S/o Altaf Sheikh R/o Elahi Bagh Soura was intercepted by police party & on his search one hand grenade was recovered from his possession.” “The accused was arrested on the spot & a case under FIR no 15/2022 Under Sections 7/25 of Indian Arms Act & section 13 of UAPA was registered at PS Bemina & investigation was taken up,” he said. The police spokesman said, “The accused was put to sustained examination & during questioning he revealed that he had received this grenade from another OGW namely Shamim Ahmed Chilloo S/o Abdul Kareem Chiloo R/o Tankipora Shaheed Gunj. This accused confessed that he had recieved a consignment of four(04) hand grenades & handed over one grenade each to Amir Rehman Dar S/o Ab Rehman Dar R/o Tengpura Bypass , Shahid Ahmed Mir S/o Gulzar Ahmed Mir R/o Dangerpora Nowgam & one Zubair Sheikh ( 1st arrestee) Later raids were conducted on these locations & above three(03 OGWs) were also arrested & on their instances three(03) more hand grenades were also recovered. “During course of investigation, it came out that the arrested accused were working on directions of the terrorist group LeT. The First arrested accused was on his way to throw the recovered Hand grenade today evening, the plans were thwarted by timely preventive action of naka party.
