Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 21: Police in Handwara today attached properties belonging to two individuals from the Monbal area in north Kashmir’s Handwara, accused in a “long-pending” terrorism case.
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The accused individuals whose properties have been attached have been identified as Mohd Shafi Bara, son of Sawariya Bara, and Gh Mustafa, son of Alif ud Din-both residents of Monbal, Handwara.
According to police, the attachment was executed in connection with FIR No. 198/2003 registered at Police Station Handwara under provisions of law, including Sections 13 and 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Sections 2/3 and 3/4 of the Explosive Substances Act, and Sections 120B, 121A, 302, and 307 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC).
“The property attachment has been carried out in accordance with a court order dated 20-06-2025, under Section 83 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which empowers authorities to attach the properties of proclaimed offenders,” police said.
Both individuals, police said, had exfiltrated to Pakistan and have since been actively “involved in promoting terrorism, coordinating terror-related activities from across the border, and orchestrating multiple terror incidents in the region.”
