NIA Arrests Juvenile in Connection with Rajouri Killings; Investigation Reveals Terrorist Harborers in Custody

NIA Arrests Juvenile in Connection with Rajouri Killings; Investigation Reveals Terrorist Harborers in Custody

Asif Iqbal | January 21, 2024 | 08:00 PM IST | Crime, Rajouri | Follow on Google News

NIA Arrests Juvenile in Connection with Rajouri Killings; Investigation Reveals Terrorist Harborers in Custody

NIA Arrests Juvenile in Connection with Rajouri Killings; Investigation Reveals Terrorist Harborers in Custody

On Saturday, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) apprehended a juvenile for harboring militants responsible for the tragic killing of five civilians in Dhangri village of Rajouri in January of the preceding year.

In an official statement, the NIA disclosed that the juvenile was incidentally confined at the Observation Home in Jammu in connection with another case registered at Police Station Gursai. “The NIA took him into custody yesterday and presented him before the Juvenile Justice Board in Rajouri for remand.”

The incident, which occurred on January 1, 2023, resulted in the death of five individuals from the minority Hindu community and left several others severely injured. Initially registered as FIR no. 01/2023 at PS Rajouri under sections 302/307/120-B/452/323 of IPC, sections 13/16/18 of UA (P) Act 1967, and sections 7/27 of the Arms Act, the NIA took over and re-registered the case on January 13.

Further details indicated that the NIA’s investigation unveiled the juvenile’s involvement, along with two previously apprehended individuals named Nisar Ahmed @ Haji Nisar and Mushtaq Hussain @ Chacha, in harboring the terrorists responsible for the heinous attack. Nisar Ahmed and Mushtaq Hussain were arrested by the NIA on August 31, 2023, and are currently detained at Central Jail, Kot Bhalwal, Jammu.

The duo had provided logistical support to the militants for over two months, sheltering them in a hideout constructed on the directives of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) handlers, specifically Saifullah @ Sajid Jutt, Abu Qatal @ Qatal Sindhi, and Mohd. Qasim.

The NIA’s investigative team diligently operated in the hilly terrains of Rajouri, Poonch, and Reasi districts of Jammu and Kashmir, seeking the actual perpetrators of the offense. After scrutinizing numerous suspicious entities, the team identified the aforementioned accused persons who had provided logistical support to the terrorists. Investigations in the case are still ongoing, as stated in the official release.

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