A Policeman was killed in a brief encounter with militants during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Soura area in Srinagar District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on March 22, reports Daily Excelsior. Amir Hussain sustained critical bullet injuries during the encounter and was rushed to a hospital, where he died, a Police official said.
Police arrested three persons involved in grenade attack on central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Shopian District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on March 22, reports Daily Excelsior. A Police spokesman said that it has solved a grenade attack case (FIR number 22/2022 of PS Zainapora) and arrested accused persons involved in the case, besides recovered incriminating materials including arms and ammunition. During investigation of a grenade attack case (FIR number 22/2022 of PS Zainapora), Shopian Police based on reliable sources picked up one suspect identified as Fazil-bin-Rashid, son of Abdul Rashid Alai of Melhura. During questioning, he disclosed that he was working with one active militant namely Basit Ahmed of [Lashkar-e-Toiba] LeT’s, The Resistance Front (TRF) of Frisal Kulgam and on his instructions, he threw a grenade on 19th of March 2022 at Babapora camp (D-Coy of CRPF 178 Bn), in which one CRPF Jawan namely Amit Kumar got injured. Police said that he further disclosed that he lobbed the grenade as a task given by the said militant in order to join militancy. It added that during further questioning, he disclosed the name of another accused person as Qaiser Zahoor Khan, son of Zahoor Ahmed Khan of Nowpora Safakadal, Srinagar. “On the disclosure of accused Qaiser Zahoor Khan, incriminating materials, arms & ammunition including three Chinese pistols, six magazines, four grenades and 30 rounds have been recovered,” the statement said.