SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) RR Swain Sunday said that police have busted the module involved in the attack on a police constable at Bemina, Srinagar on December 9.
Addressing a press conference at Police Control Room (PCR) here, DGP Swain, said that after through investigations and water-tight pieces of evidence, police found that three persons identified as Imtiyaz Ahmed Khanday of Hamdaniya Coloney Sect A, Bemina, Mehnan Khan of Khawajapora, Rainawari, and Danish Ahmed Mala Sector A, Hamdaniya Colony, Bemina were involved in the attack.
The DGP said that the trio were working at the behest of Pakistan-based handler Hamza-Burhan, who originally hails from Pulwama. “Of the three terrorists, Danish Malla was the mastermind, who hatched a conspiracy to attack police constable Muhammad Hafiz Chak, who was on way to his home after performing his duty on December 9. Six bullets were fired at him, two pierced through and one hit his spine that was removed by the doctors. The injured constable is stable,” he said. Imtiyaz Ahmed Khanday had fired at the constable Hafiz at Hamdaniya Colony, Bemina.
He said that during the course of interrogation, the weapon of offence—Canik TP09, Turkey made Pistol, one magazine , and one round 9 mm was recovered from Imtiyaz Ahmed Khanday. “From Mehnan Khan, second CanikTP09 Turkey made pistol, one magazine and seven rounds were recovered. From Danish Mall, 57 9mm rounds and two magazines were recovered,” he said, adding that the arrested militants were affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba/TRF.
The J&K police chief said that during the course of investigations, it came to fore that the arrested trio had prepared a long list of policemen to be targeted. “There were others on the list as well but the majority of targets were policemen,” he said.
To a query whether there was any connection of the module with the killing of police inspector Masroor Ahmed Wani who was attached while playing cricket at Eidgah, Srinagar on October 29, the DGP said the case is being investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). He hailed police for professionally investigating the Bemina Cop attack case and nailing the accused.
Pertinently, on December 9, unknown militants fired upon police personnel Mohammad Hafiz Chak (Seniorgrade Constable) son of Ghulam Hassan Chak of Lontha Karnah near Hamdania Colony Bemina (Mathai Bund). Chak was rushed to JVC hospital and later shifted to 92 Base army hospital where he is under treatment.(KNO)
