SRINAGAR: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir VK Birdhi on Friday said that the recent TRC grenade attack case, in which 12 civilians were injured, has been solved.
Three terror associates involved in the grenade lobbing have been arrested and booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), police said.
Addressing a press conference, the IGP said that on November 3, a grenade was lobbed at TRC, leaving 12 civilians, including a woman and a man, seriously wounded.
“In the attack, a woman, Abida, was seriously wounded. Similarly, Habibullah, the sole breadwinner for his family, was also seriously injured. Habibullah has a bedridden son at home,” the IGP said.
He added that Srinagar police constituted teams and tasked them with investigating the case. “After thorough investigations, three persons affiliated with the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit, who were behind the TRC grenade attack, were identified,” the IGP said.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Usama Yasin Sheikh, Umar Fayaz Sheikh, and Afnan Ahmed, all residents of Ikhrajpora, Srinagar. “All three have been booked under UAPA, and a case against them has been lodged at Police Station Kothibagh. They carried out this act at the behest of Pakistan-based handlers,” the IGP stated. – (KNO)
