ID :
175909
Sun, 04/17/2011 - 12:12
Auther :
Shortlink :
https://www.oananews.org//node/175909
The shortlink copeid
Police claims cracking Kashmir clerics murder case
Srinagar, India, April 17, IRNA -- Police in Kashmir Saturday said they have arrested three persons connected with the assassination of prominent religious leader, Maulana Shoukat Ahmad Shah and claimed the three were associated with a militant outfit.
“Within eight days, police succeeded in cracking the assassination case of Maulana Shoukat Ahmad Shah. Three persons have been arrested in this connection”, Inspector General of Police, Shiv Murari Sahai, said at a news conference here today.
Maulana Shoukat Shah, President of Jamiat-e-Ahle-Hadees was killed in an explosion at the gates of a mosque in Maisuma locality of Srinagar minutes before he was to lead Friday prayers there last week.
IGP Sahai disclosed that the three arrested persons belonged to Tehrik-e-Mujahedin, a group once affiliated to Jamiat.
He said the conspiracy to eliminate Maulana Shoukat was hatched in the Srinagar Central Jail some time back.
'The conspiracy behind the killing has been unearthed and radical elements have been found responsible for it,' Sahai said.
'A radical religio-political outfit namely 'Sout-ul-Haq' and some other radical elements have been found behind the conspiracy,' Sahai said.
Sahai revealed that these radical elements had been in touch with Jameel-ur-Rehman, secretary of the Muzaffarabad-based United Jehad Council (UJC), an alliance of various anti-India militant groups.
IGP also said Maulana Shoukat was perceived by radical elements as one against sectarianism and helping to defuse sectarian clashes in Kashmir.
'His work in the field of education, especially trying to establish a university with the help of the government was perceived by them as a compromise with the government,' the IGP revealed.
Sahai also claimed one man, Abdul Ghani Dar alias Abdullah Gazali, had met Ashiq Hussain Fakhtoo alias Dr. Qasim lodged in the Srinagar Central Jail and the two had discussed the broad contours of the plan to eliminate Maulana Shoukat”.
'However, the actual execution was entrusted to one Javed Ahmad Munshi, a resident of Srinagar city”, Sahai said adding “Javed sought help from Lashkar-e-Taiba Commander Abdullah Uni.'
Javed received some material from Abdullah Uni and also arranged some of it locally. Various parts of the execution were carried out by various other members.'
'The IED (improvised explosive device) was triggered by Nisar Ahmad Khan,' he said.
'All the three Abdul Ghani, Javed and Nisar Ahmad Khan have already been arrested,' he said./end
“Within eight days, police succeeded in cracking the assassination case of Maulana Shoukat Ahmad Shah. Three persons have been arrested in this connection”, Inspector General of Police, Shiv Murari Sahai, said at a news conference here today.
Maulana Shoukat Shah, President of Jamiat-e-Ahle-Hadees was killed in an explosion at the gates of a mosque in Maisuma locality of Srinagar minutes before he was to lead Friday prayers there last week.
IGP Sahai disclosed that the three arrested persons belonged to Tehrik-e-Mujahedin, a group once affiliated to Jamiat.
He said the conspiracy to eliminate Maulana Shoukat was hatched in the Srinagar Central Jail some time back.
'The conspiracy behind the killing has been unearthed and radical elements have been found responsible for it,' Sahai said.
'A radical religio-political outfit namely 'Sout-ul-Haq' and some other radical elements have been found behind the conspiracy,' Sahai said.
Sahai revealed that these radical elements had been in touch with Jameel-ur-Rehman, secretary of the Muzaffarabad-based United Jehad Council (UJC), an alliance of various anti-India militant groups.
IGP also said Maulana Shoukat was perceived by radical elements as one against sectarianism and helping to defuse sectarian clashes in Kashmir.
'His work in the field of education, especially trying to establish a university with the help of the government was perceived by them as a compromise with the government,' the IGP revealed.
Sahai also claimed one man, Abdul Ghani Dar alias Abdullah Gazali, had met Ashiq Hussain Fakhtoo alias Dr. Qasim lodged in the Srinagar Central Jail and the two had discussed the broad contours of the plan to eliminate Maulana Shoukat”.
'However, the actual execution was entrusted to one Javed Ahmad Munshi, a resident of Srinagar city”, Sahai said adding “Javed sought help from Lashkar-e-Taiba Commander Abdullah Uni.'
Javed received some material from Abdullah Uni and also arranged some of it locally. Various parts of the execution were carried out by various other members.'
'The IED (improvised explosive device) was triggered by Nisar Ahmad Khan,' he said.
'All the three Abdul Ghani, Javed and Nisar Ahmad Khan have already been arrested,' he said./end
