Two held in reference to CRPF personnel’s killing in J&K’s Shopian

By PTI

SRINAGAR: Within hours of the killing of a CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police arrested the assailant and recovered the weapon of offence on Sunday.

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, stated an over floor employee (OGW) or a terrorist affiliate has additionally been arrested in reference to the case.

Terrorists shot lifeless off-duty CRPF personnel Mukhtar Ahmad at his residence within the Check Chotipora space of Shopian in south Kashmir on Saturday night.

“We have arrested #killer of CRPF personnel. #Weapon of #offence (pistol) recovered on his disclosure. 01 OGW who accompanied him during #terror crime also arrested,” the IGP stated in a tweet.

He stated the crime was dedicated on the instructions of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander Abid Ramzan Sheikh.

In an announcement later, a police spokesperson recognized the alleged assailant as Rukhsar Sadiq Thoker, a resident of Rangmarg-Sedow and an lively terrorist. The weapon of offence — a pistol — was additionally seized from his possession.

“During the course of investigation, he (Thoker) disclosed the identity of another terrorist associate who facilitated him in the commission of the crime. He (the terrorist associate) has been identified as Amir Ahmad Dewan, a resident of Bohrihallan in Shopian, who too was arrested and on his disclosure, a motorcycle used in the commission of the crime was recovered,” the spokesperson stated.

During additional questioning, Thoker confessed that he’s an in depth affiliate of Sheikh, the self-styled commander of the LeT and a hybrid terrorist of the stated organisation.

“Furthermore, he revealed that he, along with his associate, had committed the crime on Sheikh’s directions in order to create an atmosphere of terror in the area,” the spokesperson stated.

Investigation within the case is occurring and additional leads are anticipated, he added.