JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday filed a chargesheet in opposition to two terrorists — together with Mohammad Amin Bhat alias Jahangir Saroori, the longest surviving Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist — on the Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) court docket in J&Okay’s Kishtwar district. One of many oldest surviving terrorists in J&Okay, Saroori — an A++ class terrorist — is believed to be holed up within the higher reaches of Marwah and Dachhan belt in Kishtwar district and carries an award of Rs 50 lakh on his head, introduced by police and the NIA.
“Kishtwar Police have taken an important step within the pursuit of justice by producing a chargesheet in a case filed beneath the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act in opposition to two terrorists, specifically Jahangir Saroori from Bhadat Saroor in Kishtwar and Mohammad Yousuf Chouhan from Chhar, Cherji, in Nagseni Kishtwar. The case has been introduced earlier than the NIA quick observe court docket in Doda district,” Kishtwar SSP Khalil Poswal stated.
Saroori has been energetic in J&Okay since 1992 and is glorified by Pakistani handlers whereas recruiting Kashmiri youth. He operated in Kishtwar, Doda, Ramban and Bhaderwah areas earlier than turning dormant for a very long time. Later, he resumed terror actions and was the mastermind behind the murders of BJP state secretary Anil Parihar and his brother Ajit Parihar in Kishtwar in November 2018. He additionally plotted the killings of RSS functionary Chandrakant Sharma and his bodyguard in April 2019. On October 22, 2019, Kishtwar Police introduced a reward of Rs 30 lakh for any data resulting in Saroori’s seize, moreover placing up “needed lifeless or alive” posters within the area for Saroori and his associates.
In sharp distinction, nonetheless, Saroori’s son Adnan hoisted the Tricolour on August 15 at his dwelling in Kishtwar’s Saroor village as part of the central authorities’s “Har Ghar Tiranga” marketing campaign. He expressed remorse for his father’s actions whereas urging him to resign terrorism and return dwelling. Adnan, a category XII pupil, instructed reporters that he needed to turn into a veterinarian and contribute positively to society.
“Kishtwar Police have taken an important step within the pursuit of justice by producing a chargesheet in a case filed beneath the Illegal Actions (Prevention) Act in opposition to two terrorists, specifically Jahangir Saroori from Bhadat Saroor in Kishtwar and Mohammad Yousuf Chouhan from Chhar, Cherji, in Nagseni Kishtwar. The case has been introduced earlier than the NIA quick observe court docket in Doda district,” Kishtwar SSP Khalil Poswal stated.
Saroori has been energetic in J&Okay since 1992 and is glorified by Pakistani handlers whereas recruiting Kashmiri youth. He operated in Kishtwar, Doda, Ramban and Bhaderwah areas earlier than turning dormant for a very long time. Later, he resumed terror actions and was the mastermind behind the murders of BJP state secretary Anil Parihar and his brother Ajit Parihar in Kishtwar in November 2018. He additionally plotted the killings of RSS functionary Chandrakant Sharma and his bodyguard in April 2019. On October 22, 2019, Kishtwar Police introduced a reward of Rs 30 lakh for any data resulting in Saroori’s seize, moreover placing up “needed lifeless or alive” posters within the area for Saroori and his associates.
In sharp distinction, nonetheless, Saroori’s son Adnan hoisted the Tricolour on August 15 at his dwelling in Kishtwar’s Saroor village as part of the central authorities’s “Har Ghar Tiranga” marketing campaign. He expressed remorse for his father’s actions whereas urging him to resign terrorism and return dwelling. Adnan, a category XII pupil, instructed reporters that he needed to turn into a veterinarian and contribute positively to society.
