By a.k.shema-SRINAGAR: The Jammu & Kashmir police claims that a radical religious-political outfit 'Sout-ul-Haq' members with the help of Lashkar-e-Taiba were involved in the assassination of Moulana Showkat Ahmad Shah, the president of Jamiet Ahl-e-Hadith Kashmir.
Moulana Showkat was killed in an IED blast near Masjid Ahl-e-Hadith at Maisuma Srinagar on April 8th.
IGP Kashmir SM Sahai in a press brief on Saturday said that within eight days, the J&K police had succeeded in cracking the assassination case and arrested three people in this connection.
During investigations, the police unearthed a criminal conspiracy behind the killing. "Members of a radical religious-political outfit namely Sout-ul-Haq and some other radical elements have been found behind the conspiracy. Moulana Showkat was perceived as one against sectarianism and helping to defuse sectarian clashes. His work in education field, especially trying to get a university from the government was perceived by them as a compromise with the government when they failed to dislodge him through elections, conspiracy was hatched to eliminate him. Also his proximity with certain separatist leaders was not liked by them," the official release of the press brief said.
Sahai said that Abdul Ghani Dar alias Abdullah Gazalli and Ashiq Hussain Fakhtoo alias Dar Qasim, presently lodged in central Jail Srinagar discussed the broad contours of the plan during a visit by Gazalli to Qasim.
However, the actual execution of the plan was left to Javaid Ahmmad Munshi alias Bill Papa, resident of Chanapora Srinagar, who sought help from Lashkar Commander Abdullah Uni. He received some material from Abdullah Uni and arranged some of it locally.
Various parts of execution were done by various other members. However, the actual triggering of the IED was entrusted to Nissar Ahmmad Khan alias Ishaq of Chanapora. Gazalli, Bill Papa and Ishaq have already been arrested.
Moulana Showkat was killed in an IED blast near Masjid Ahl-e-Hadith at Maisuma Srinagar on April 8th.
IGP Kashmir SM Sahai in a press brief on Saturday said that within eight days, the J&K police had succeeded in cracking the assassination case and arrested three people in this connection.
During investigations, the police unearthed a criminal conspiracy behind the killing. "Members of a radical religious-political outfit namely Sout-ul-Haq and some other radical elements have been found behind the conspiracy. Moulana Showkat was perceived as one against sectarianism and helping to defuse sectarian clashes. His work in education field, especially trying to get a university from the government was perceived by them as a compromise with the government when they failed to dislodge him through elections, conspiracy was hatched to eliminate him. Also his proximity with certain separatist leaders was not liked by them," the official release of the press brief said.
Sahai said that Abdul Ghani Dar alias Abdullah Gazalli and Ashiq Hussain Fakhtoo alias Dar Qasim, presently lodged in central Jail Srinagar discussed the broad contours of the plan during a visit by Gazalli to Qasim.
However, the actual execution of the plan was left to Javaid Ahmmad Munshi alias Bill Papa, resident of Chanapora Srinagar, who sought help from Lashkar Commander Abdullah Uni. He received some material from Abdullah Uni and arranged some of it locally.
Various parts of execution were done by various other members. However, the actual triggering of the IED was entrusted to Nissar Ahmmad Khan alias Ishaq of Chanapora. Gazalli, Bill Papa and Ishaq have already been arrested.
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