Remand of two Kashmiri students extended by 3 days

Jalandhar, November 17

The remand of the two Kashmiri students, Fazil Bashar (23) and Shahid Qayoom (22), has been extended by three days, till November 20. Investigation officers said no clue about the absconding terrorists, Mir Ravoof Ahmed, alias Rouf, and Mir Umar Ramzan, alias Gazi, have been gained so far.

It’s been 16 days since the students were arrested. However, even after 10 days of the arrest, the police could not locate the whereabouts of their accomplices, Rouf, and Gazi. All four have been allegedly booked for carrying out the Maqsudan police station bomb blast that occurred on September 14 this year.

Moreover, newer faces have also been added to the investigation. The arrested students revealed information about Amir Jalan, who was equally involved in the case and had handed over the low-intensity explosives to Fazil and Shahid.

Investigation officer ACP Navneet Mahal said a team of officers was sent to the valley and the Kashmir police have also been included to search Rouf, Gazi and Amir. Earlier, he had claimed, the students revealed that Amir was the one who recruited and radicalised them. Notably, he was the classmate of one of these students in senior secondary classes and introduced them to Rouf, Gazi and Zakir Mussa, said Mahal.

Moreover, the investigation team, including NIA and IB officials, could not trace another unidentified miscreant, who brought the explosives to Jalandhar from Kashmir.

All six persons are associated with Zakir-led Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH), a valley-based terror outfit, having close links with the Jaish-e-Mohammed. An FIR under Section 307, IPC, and the Explosives Act was registered. — TNS