JAMMU: A special court here remanded a terrorist harbourer and logistical support provider for Hizb-ul Mujahideen terror outfit in five-day custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday. The agency had arrested Taraq Hussain Giri, a resident of J&K’s Kishtwar district, on Wednesday.
According to an NIA spokesperson, Giri was arrested from Kishtwar in a case pertaining to snatching of the service rifle from the escort in-charge of the district magistrate in March 2019.
“Giri was held for harbouring and providing logistical support to Hizbul terrorists Osama Bin Javed and Haroon Abbas Wani in March 2019, after the duo snatched the service rifle from the escort in-charge,” the spokesperson said.
The case was initially registered by Kishtwar police on March 8, 2019 under various sections of the Ranbir Penal Code, the Arms Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Later, NIA re-registered the case on November 2, 2019 and took over the investigation.
According to an NIA spokesperson, Giri was arrested from Kishtwar in a case pertaining to snatching of the service rifle from the escort in-charge of the district magistrate in March 2019.
“Giri was held for harbouring and providing logistical support to Hizbul terrorists Osama Bin Javed and Haroon Abbas Wani in March 2019, after the duo snatched the service rifle from the escort in-charge,” the spokesperson said.
The case was initially registered by Kishtwar police on March 8, 2019 under various sections of the Ranbir Penal Code, the Arms Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Later, NIA re-registered the case on November 2, 2019 and took over the investigation.
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