JAMMU AND Kashmir Police have busted recruitment network of Hizbul Mujahideen and arrested two persons in this connection.
On a tip off that one Junaid Akram Malik (17 years), son of Reyazul Hasan Malik, resident of Sangrambhatta, presently putting up in house number 168, Bhatindhi Morh has been motivated by someone in Kishtwar and is being taken to Dacchan (Marwah) for inducting into HM outfit, police swung into action and immediately alerted all the nakas and posts. Some details were also sought from father of Junaid Akram Malik. During the course of investigation, it came to surface that Junaid was in contact with one Azher Ali Bhat (28 years), son of Gh Mohd Bhat, resident of Kijaie, at present near Asthan Payeen Kishtwar. Azher was immediately picked up and subjected to sustained questioning. He disclosed that he is working with Skyline Communications, Kishtwar as field distributor for SIMs of Airtel and is actually the friend of Amir Kamal alias Akram, son of Mohad Ali Kamal, resident of Kamal Mohalla, Kishtwar, a ‘B-category’ HM militant who is active in Dacchan–Marwah area.
On his directions he motivated Junaid and even visited Jammu twice in this regard to finalise his induction plan into the HM outfit. Subsequently, he collected Junaid from bus stand Kishtwar and handed over him to the next HM-carrier Irshad Ahmed, son of Gh Mustafa Akhoon, resident of Lidri, Dacchan as per the plan. Irshad Ahmed took the boy to a local hotel and stayed at Kishtwar for the night and even managed an identity card for Junaid. Next morning, Irshad transported Junaid to Pinjrari (Dachhan) and handed over him to one ‘Chacha’, who finally handed over Junaid to HM commander Amir Kamal alias Akram. After a series of raids in Dacchan-Kishtwar, Irshad Ahmed Akhoon has also been apprehended and has been subjected to sustained questioning who has also narrated the same story. Irshad Ahmed is an ReT at primary school Lidri (Dacchan). During the course of further investigation, it has surfaced that Azher Ali Bhat is actually the kingpin of the game plan who had also motivated and helped Amir Kamal to join HM in November 2008.
Further, it come to notice that family of Amir Kamal at Kishtwar has paid for the transportation of Junaid from Jammu to Kishtwar and finally to Pinjrarai. Out of this money Azher had paid Rs 3500 to the Scorpio driver for carrying Junaid from Jammu to Kishtwar. In this regard further investigation is going on, further details are expected to surface in the coming days. A series of raids have been affected in Dachhan area to nab the last link of the network ie, ‘Chacha’.
It will be in place to mention here that HM had faced serious losses of its cadres in Dacchan after the arrest of three of its members and surrender on one commander in couple of last months. This is a major blow to the devilish plans of HM mentors who had full plans to revive HM in Kishtwar in general and Dacchan-Marwah in particular and carry out the fresh recruitment through this network and reorganise HM in Kishtwar.
In this regard, case FIR number 242/2010 under Section 363, 120-B RPC, 13 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act stands registered at Police station Kishtwar