SRINAGAR, June 8: In a filmi style story, a cop has
turned out turned out to be a terrorist ‘fidayeen’ . Two days
back, the Kupwara police arrested ASI Gh. Rasool Wani, SHO Sogam and
Constable Abdul Ahad for allegedly facilitating a suicide strike on
Lalpora Police Station.
On June 3, a young man in police uniform appeared
at the main entrance of Lalpora Police Station in Lolab valley. With an
AK-47 in his hand, he introduced himself as a Constable of the Kupwara
police and asked the Sentry to open the gate for him. Alert Sentry did not
take him at his word and pounced upon him. He snatched his AK-47 rifle.
The terrorist ran away and vanished into a thin group of residents. The
policemen laid siege of the area but did not open fire due to the presence
of school children in the direction, the militant fled.
The two cops, Wani and Ahad had accompanied the
terrorist to the police station, a few days before the attack, to
familiarise himself with the area and facilitated his movement around
security frisking points. ASI Wani was arrested following identification
by a policeman in the market two days ago. His interrogation led to the
arrest of Ahad. The two confessed their involvement in suicide attack on
Lalpora Police Station and a CRPF camp in which two jawans were killed and
four injured. Kupwara SP, SD Singh Jamwal said the two might be involved
in more such cases and they would be charged with murder, waging war
against the state and harbouring militants under the Arms Act. He added
there was enough evidence to convict the two on all counts.
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