Two Police Informers Held with Chinese Pistols
POONCH; 05, Sep 2013: In a major breakthrough, police yesterday arrested two police personnel in Rajouri on way from the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar town of Poonch district on a bike along with two illegal Chinese pistols, two loaded magazines and four rounds. Police didn’t rule out the possibility of the police personnel having links with the rebels as they had been awarded out-of-turn promotion after their initial recruitment as Special Police Officers (SPOs). The weapons recovered from them had been smuggled from China.
More arrests were on the cards as police was interrogating the arrested policemen to ascertain source of unauthorized weapons and the persons to whom they have to be delivered.
SSP Rajouri Mubassir Latifi told that police arrested two of its personnel along with two illegal weapons and have booked them under Section 7/25 Indian Arms Act (IAA) in FIR No. 464/2013 at police station Rajouri pending their interrogation to ascertain their links with other persons including the rebels.
He identified the arrested police personnel as Ashfaq Ahmad son of Mohammad Yusuf, a resident of Nakka Panjgrain in Manjakote area of Rajouri and Mohammad Zakheer alias Zaheer son of Hussain Mohammad R/o Rajdhani Bagla, Thanna Mandi, Rajouri. Both of them were working as Followers in the Police Department.
While Zaheer was posted in District Police Lines (DPL) Rajouri, Ashfaq had been transferred to Kishtwar district six months back but hadn’t joined there and was reportedly on unauthorized absence.
Confirming arrest of the police personnel, seizure of two illegal Chinese pistols and registration of FIR against them under the Indian Arms Act at Rajouri police station, Mr Latifi said top police got a tip off this afternoon about the movement of the police personnel from Mendhar to Rajouri.
Police parties headed by Mr Latifi and SHO Rajouri Inspector Varinder Gupta laid nakas and nabbed the Followers from their bike at Thandi Kassi, just short of Rajouri town. Police recovered the illegal weapons and other items from their possession.
A naka was laid at Rajouri town and both of them were apprehended with two Chinese pistols. On being quizzed, they couldn’t explain source of the pistol and reasons behind their movement from Mendhar to Rajouri. Both of them were arrested. Two illegal Chinese pistols, two loaded magazines and four rounds were recovered from them.
The Chinese pistols carried mark of 67.6mm Bretta.
Sources said the Followers had reportedly extorted money from some people at gun point. One of them was reportedly in possession of three luxurious cars.
Initially, police have booked the Followers under the Indian Arms Act but during their subsequent interrogation, they could also be charged under the provisions of anti-militancy law as their connivance with the rebels was yet to be ascertained.
After interrogation by police, the Followers were likely to be sent to the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) in Jammu for their questioning and ascertain their links in the militancy.
More arrests were on the cards as police was interrogating the arrested policemen to ascertain source of unauthorized weapons and the persons to whom they have to be delivered.
SSP Rajouri Mubassir Latifi told that police arrested two of its personnel along with two illegal weapons and have booked them under Section 7/25 Indian Arms Act (IAA) in FIR No. 464/2013 at police station Rajouri pending their interrogation to ascertain their links with other persons including the rebels.
He identified the arrested police personnel as Ashfaq Ahmad son of Mohammad Yusuf, a resident of Nakka Panjgrain in Manjakote area of Rajouri and Mohammad Zakheer alias Zaheer son of Hussain Mohammad R/o Rajdhani Bagla, Thanna Mandi, Rajouri. Both of them were working as Followers in the Police Department.
While Zaheer was posted in District Police Lines (DPL) Rajouri, Ashfaq had been transferred to Kishtwar district six months back but hadn’t joined there and was reportedly on unauthorized absence.
Confirming arrest of the police personnel, seizure of two illegal Chinese pistols and registration of FIR against them under the Indian Arms Act at Rajouri police station, Mr Latifi said top police got a tip off this afternoon about the movement of the police personnel from Mendhar to Rajouri.
Police parties headed by Mr Latifi and SHO Rajouri Inspector Varinder Gupta laid nakas and nabbed the Followers from their bike at Thandi Kassi, just short of Rajouri town. Police recovered the illegal weapons and other items from their possession.
A naka was laid at Rajouri town and both of them were apprehended with two Chinese pistols. On being quizzed, they couldn’t explain source of the pistol and reasons behind their movement from Mendhar to Rajouri. Both of them were arrested. Two illegal Chinese pistols, two loaded magazines and four rounds were recovered from them.
The Chinese pistols carried mark of 67.6mm Bretta.
Sources said the Followers had reportedly extorted money from some people at gun point. One of them was reportedly in possession of three luxurious cars.
Initially, police have booked the Followers under the Indian Arms Act but during their subsequent interrogation, they could also be charged under the provisions of anti-militancy law as their connivance with the rebels was yet to be ascertained.
After interrogation by police, the Followers were likely to be sent to the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) in Jammu for their questioning and ascertain their links in the militancy.
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