Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 8: J&K Police has arrested two men for allegedly throwing hand grenade at a busy market in Srinagar on Sunday in which two civilians, including a girl student, died and 36 others wounded.
The two accused have been identified as Mohammad Bariq and Fazil Nabi of Koolipora, Khanyar. The two-wheeler used in this grenade attack was also seized by the police.
Soon after the blast, Senior Superintendent of Police, Srinagar Rakesh Balwal, formed a Special Investigation Team headed by Lakshay Sharma, SP South city, to probe the case.
The SIT employed modern means of investigation and based on the technical evidences like minute frame by frame analysis of the CCTV footages of scene of crime, footages of CCTVs in the whole of Srinagar city, Cell Tower dump analysis, IP dump analysis, recreation of crime scene and by examination of some eye witnesses, SIT was able to identify two accused.
“Two accused came on a two-wheeler without number-plate to commit this crime and fled on the same vehicle after committing the terrorist act. During the intense analysis of the CCTV trail in Srinagar city, the route adopted by both accused was located back to one neighbourhood in Khanyar area,” Srinagar police said in a statement.
The first accused Bariq was arrested from his locality.
“His initial examination led to arrest to second accused namely Fazil of Koolipora, Khanyar. The two wheeler used in this grenade attack was also seized by the SIT,” it added.
“It further came out that these two accused had committed the terrorist act on the directions of active terrorists in Kashmir valley,” it said.
“The plan was to attack the parked security vehicle but due to grenade throwing from a moving two-wheeler, the target was missed and grenade exploded in an adjacent crowded area where many road-side vendors and buyers were busy in routine works.
Further, it was also found that this particular area was chosen due to the omnipresent chaos and turbulent traffic in this stretch of area due to unorganised vendors and stalls on the road. There have been 2 other recent grenade attacks in this area on August 10, 2021 and on January 25, 2022,” it said.
Further investigation is underway and is in full swing in this case, the statement added. |
