Mubashir Bukhari
Srinagar (NVI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a father-daughter duo in south Kashmir today for their alleged involvement in February 2019 Pulwama attack.
NIA conducted searches in the morning at residential house of Tariq Ahmad Shah of Pulwama.
The house owner Tariq Ahmad and his daughter Insha Tariq were arrested and taken to a local police station.
They were later handed over to NIA for further questioning.
During initial interrogation, accused Tariq Ahmed Shah disclosed that his house at Hakripora, Pulwama was used by Adil Ahmed Dar(Fidayeen), Umar Farooq, a Pakistani terrorist and IED maker, Kamran, another Pakistani terrorist (both were later killed in encounters with security forces), Sameer Ahmed Dar, a Jaish-e-Mohd terrorist from Pulwama and Ismail, Ibrahim, Adnan, a Pakistani terrorist.
Tariq facilitated all the terrorists at his house for providing a shelter and for planning the attack on the CRPF convoy. His house was also used by these terrorists for preparing and recording of video of Fidayeen Adil Ahmed Dar, which was released by Jaish-e-Mohammad soon after the Pulwama attack.
Accused Insha Jan, 23 years old, Tariq’s daughter, facilitated the terrorists at their home and provided food and other logistics during their stay on more than 15 occasions for 2-4 days each time, in their house during the year 2018-2019. Initial interrogation has revealed that Insha Jan was in constant touch with Umar Farooq, Pakistani IED maker and was in communication with him over telephone and other social media applications.
The arrest comes days after NIA arrested Shakir Bashir Magrey, an alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative.
Magrey had tracked the movement of CRPF convoys and helped assemble the bomb used in the attack that killed at least 40 paramilitary personnel on February 14, 2019.
NIA has also raided residences of several active and slain militants in south Kashmir on February 26.
An NIA team, along with CRPF and police raided the house of Zahid Ahmad who is an active militant of Jaish at Karimabad area of Pulwama district.
The raids were also carried at the residence of Adil and one more slain militant at Kakapora area in the same district.
NIA has also raided several places, including residences of a sarpanch and some active militants, in Shopian.
