Five Tral youth arrested for ‘pasting threatening posters’

AWANTIPORA — Awantipora Police claimed to have arrested five youth who were indulged in pasting threatening posters.

According to police spokesperson, on January 13, 2021, some threat posters of the militant outfit were found pasted in Seer and Batagund villages of Tral area. He said upon the said incident, case FIR No. 04/2021 under relevant sections of Unlawful Activities Act stands lodged in Police Station Tral.

“During the course of investigation, investigating team raided multiple places and rounded up several suspects. During the questioning of suspects and collection of other evidence, five militant associates were found to be involved in pasting of the said threat posters in Seer and Batagund area and were accordingly arrested in the said case,” police spokesperson said.

He identified the arrested persons as Jehangir Ahmad Parray son of Ghulam Nabi Parray; Aijaz Ahmad Parray son of Gh Mohammad Parray; Towseef Ahmad Lone son of Mohammad Ramzan Lone; Sabzar Ahmad Bhat son of Abdul Rashid Bhat and Qaisar Ahmad Dar son of Gulzar Ahmad Dar, all residents of Gulshanpora Tral.

“One laptop and a printer used for the preparation and printing of threatening posters were seized,” he said and added further investigation into the case is going on.