Terrorist brought to Valley to identify sympathisers

While reports suggested that the call was intercepted by the police and security agencies, the Mumbai police have denied it. “Two jawans were killed and 14 were injured in the attack”, the home minister said in a statement in the Rajya Sabha.

From July 24 to August 4, all the four Pakistani terrorists stayed in Kulgam in South Kashmir. “They are likely to be paraded before the captured militant Naved on Sunday”, they said. Naved has claimed that he hails from Faislabad area of Pakistan.

Out of six, the three held persons were identified as Javaid Ahmad Parray son of Mohammad Jabbar, Fayaz Ahmad Wani, his brother Javaid Ahmad Wani sons of Mohammad Shaban.

“Naved has been in Kashmir since June and had enough local support”.

There is no intimate minute-to-minute reportage around such incidents of armed violence in Kashmir because it might reveal the ground realities and generate a certain amount of empathy with the Kashmiri people among average Indians.

Pakistani journalists were reportedly stopped from going to towards Ghulam Mohammadabad locality in Faisalabad, an address provided by Naved, the paper said. The phone has been switched off since then, the daily said.

Adding to the raucousness emanating from the press is insinuations that the Pakistani militants’ actual targets in Udhampur were Hindu pilgrims to the Amarnath shrine in Kashmir. All are rasidents of Pulwama district. He remained there for nearly over a month before moving to Kakapora area of the same district. This is the last district on Srinagar-Jammu highway that falls in the Kashmir Valley. And the pair will be confronted with Naved, who is under detention here.

The political and social groups have widely condemned attack on BSF convoy at Udhampur, even as terming it as the outcome of serious security lapse. Fayaz is believed to have provided shelter to Usman in his house for a few days before the latter left on Udhampur mission.

The most recent allegation comes after the arrest of a man they claim attacked an Indian Border Security Force (BSF) convoy. “All the detained will be paraded before Usman for identification”.

This helps us to combat the pressure for some time but Pakistani attacks will continue, as jihad is business-as-usual. The vehicle was picked up by the police in the middle of June only. Two more militants including the divisional commander of LeT, Abu Qasim, had managed to escape during the encounter.