NIA ARRESTED A HIZB-UL-MUJAIHIDEEN TERRORIST FROM J&K
Taraq Hussain Giri who was wanted in the case of allegedly snatching a service rifle from escort in charge of DM Kishtwar
New Delhi, March 14
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a terrorIst harbourer of Hizb-ul-Mujaihideen (HM) from Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir.
The NIA identified him as Taraq Hussain Giri who was wanted in the case of allegedly snatching a service rifle from escort in charge of DM Kishtwar.
As per the case details, the case was initially registered in Kishtwar police station on March 8, 2019 under sections 392 RPC, sections 7, 25 & 30 of Arms Act and sections 16,18 20 & 23 of UA(P)Act relating to snatching of service weapon. NIA re-registered the case as in November 2019 and took over the investigation.
The NIA officials stated that the accused Taraq Hussain Giri was arrested for harbouring and providing logistical support to HM terrorists namely Osama Bin Javed and Haroon Abbas Wani in the second week of March, 2019 after the militants snatched the service rifle from the escort incharge. This incident of weapon snatching was one of the four incidents of terror acts committed by HM terrorists in the period from November 2018 to September 2019.
The accused was produced before the Special NIA Court, Jammu and taken on police remand for five days for further examination.
