Properties of 4 terrorist handlers operating from Pakistan attached in J&K’s Handwara

Handwara (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 25 (ANI): Properties of four terrorist handlers operating from Pakistan have been attached in Jammu and Kashmir’s Handwara on orders of a court, the J-K Police said on Thursday.

According to the officials, the Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a special drive against the aforementioned terrorists and as part of this drive, the properties of these ‘proclaimed offenders’ were attached.

Police said the accused have been involved in different cases and are actively trying to revive and run the terror ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir.

“Acting tough against the wanted local terrorists based in Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir Police has launched a special drive against the absconders or wanted terrorists and as part of this drive properties of four terrorist handlers who were declared as proclaimed offenders by the orders of Hon’ble Court was attached on the orders of the Court, by Police District Handwara,” the J-K Police said in a statement.

These absconders have exfiltrated to Pakistan or Pakistan Occupied Kashmir(PoK) in 1990s or in first after 2000 and are presently in the Pakistan or PoK, it added.

“Since then, they are continuously involved in handling terrorists and reviving and spreading terrorism in Handwara and other areas of Jammu and Kashmir,” the officials added.

The properties attached include land measuring ten Marlas at Kralgund belonging to proclaimed offender Mumtaz Ahmad Khwaja son of Mohammad Subhan Khwaja resident of Kralgund; land measuring 16-3/4 Marlas belonging to Lateef Ahmad Bhat Son of Abdul Rehman Bhat Resident of Badra Payeen; land measuring 01 Kanal and 2 Marlas at Ashipora belonging to Mushtaq Ahmad Mir Son of Mohammad Sultan Mir Resident of Ashpora; and land measuring 01 Kanal at Khaipora belonging to Ghulam Nabi Ganai son of Ghulam Rasool Ganai resident of Khaipora, Qaziabad.

“These terrorists are also involved in different cases of Police District Handwara and are actively trying to revive and run the terror ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir,” the statement said.

Besides these four, 51 persons of Jammu and Kashmir nationals who have exfiltrated to Pakistan and Pak Occupied Kashmir for illegal arms training and are operating from there have also been declared as proclaimed offenders by the Court.

The action is also being contemplated against them under law, they added.