Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Jan 2: Police in North Kashmir’s Sopore area today arrested a militant for killing a man and his infant son, four months ago while 10 persons were arrested by Police for stone pelting in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
Police today arrested a militant of Hizbul Mujahideen, Towheed Ahmad Mir son of Bashir Ahmad Mir of Mir Mohalla Yunusa in Sopore area of North Kashmir.
Mir was wanted by Sopore police for killing of a former militant, Bashir Ahmad and his three year old son Burhan Ahmad in September last year. The killing of the duo led to widespread condemnations by both separatists and mainstream political parties.
A case (FIR No 70/2015 u/s 302. 307 RPC) was registered against militants for killing the duo and police started investigations and today arrested Mir.
Meanwhile, in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, after days of violent protests against the militant killings, police arrested 10 youths accused of being behind the stone-throwing incidents. The parts of the district continued to shut for the third day amid incidents of stone-pelting.
Six youth were arrested from Pulwama Town while 4 were held from Kakapora hamlet of the district in overnight raids. “The youths are involved in violent protests and that is why they have been arrested,” said a senior police official. He said the arrested youth were also behind the attempts to install the insignia in the memory of slain militants which was, however, foiled by police.
The police official made it clear that they won’t allow the installation of any militant memorial in the Town. “This is against law and shall not be allowed at any cost,” he added.
Pulwama is on boil since more than a week over the back-to-back killings of militants in twin gunfights.
Besides spontaneous shutdowns, the district areas witnessed large-scale violent stone-throwing protests. The stone-throwing left dozens of cops and protesters injured.
Meanwhile, shutdown was observed in the district for the third day. During the shutdown, clashes erupted in several areas while the protesters also stoned vehicles defying strike. However, police said the overall situation remained peaceful in district and there was no major violence.
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