Police arrests four persons for fuelling unrest in Kashmir 

Police claimed it arrested four persons including two active members of militant group for fueling and sustaining the present unrest. 
An elderly person seeking permission from security personnel guarding during curfew in Srinagar (File | PTI)
An elderly person seeking permission from security personnel guarding during curfew in Srinagar (File | PTI)

SRINAGAR: Police on Wednesday said it has arrested four persons including two active members of a militant group for fueling and sustaining the present unrest in Sopore area or North Kashmir while the shutdown continued for 110th day in the Valley.

A police spokesman in Srinagar said cops arrested four persons including two active members of a militant group, who had got money from Pakistan for fueling and sustaining the ongoing unrest in Sopore area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

“Police arrested two persons namely Gowhar Ahmed Bhat and Hilal Ahmed Gojri of Baramulla, who are active members of militant group Tehreek-i-Jehad-i-Islami (TJI) based in Pakistan,” a police spokesman said.

He said the duo had visited Pakistan during the ongoing unrest in the Valley.

“During their questioning, names of two more persons Showkat Ali Gazi and Zahoor Ahmed Shagoo, both residents of Sopore, surfaced. Incriminating documents were recovered from their possession,” the spokesman said.

He said during questioning, the duo revealed that during their visit to Pakistan, they received Rs 50000 each and were promised more funds for fueling the current unrest.

“Both of them have been arrested and further investigations are going on,” the spokesman said.

Meanwhile, shutdown continued for the 110th consecutive day in Valley today.

All shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained closed while public transport was off the roads.

Kashmir has been observing shutdown and witnessing unrest after the killing of 21-year-old Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8. At least 92 people including two policemen have been killed and over 13000 civilians injured and more than 8000 including separatist leaders, youth and government employees arrested in over three month long unrest in the Valley.

At Hari Singh High street in city centre, some youth pelted stones on some vehicles and also tried to ransack some vendors.

A police official said adequate deployment of police and security forces was made at vulnerable points in Srinagar city and other towns.

BSF officer injured in Pakistan firing

A BSF spokesman told Express that Pakistani troops fired from automatic weapons and mortar shells towards their posts in Arnia, R S Pura and Akhnoor sector along IB in Jammu district.

He said the firing started last evening and continued till 8.30 am.

“Our men also effectively returned the fire and targeted the Pakistani troop positions and posts,” the spokesman said.

He said BSF ASI A K Upadhayay sustained minor injuries when a shell exploded near him in RS Pura sector. “He sustained splinter injures in the hand and has been hospitalized”.

The official said border guards are on highest mode of alertness along the IB to foil any misadventure by Pakistani troops or infiltration attempts by militants.

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