The prime suspect in the murder case of jawan Irfan Dar has narrated to Jammu and Kashmir police how he colluded with Hizbul and LeT militants to kill the Territorial Army soldier.
Bone chilling details of a conspiracy to kill 23-year old Territorial Army (TA) jawan Irfan Ahmad Dar have emerged after the arrest of the main suspect Muzamil, a resident of Shirmal village in Shopian, Dar's bullet ridden body was found in Shopian last November. The soldier's body was found lying in a pool of blood.
Police confirmed details of how Muzamil took Irfan, also a Shopian resident, for a ride in the latter's i10 car. The jawan was then taken to an orchard in Wothmula Nad area of Keegam where Hizbul Mujahideen Commander Saddam Paddar, a Burhan Wani aide and perhaps the longest surviving terrorist from Burhan's group, met him.
Paddar was accompanied by Bilal Mohan, another Hizbul terrorist and Tauseef, a suspected Lashkar militant. Muzamil spilled the beans to Jammu Kashmir Police on how Dar was killed. Tauseef aimed one bullet from Insas rifle at the young army jawan and Paddar shot two bullets from AK 47. Three empty cartridges were recovered from the slain soldier's body and the orchard. Muzamil has confessed to playing the prominent role in planning and implementation of the murder. Dar, who was on a vacation, was without weapons and outnumbered. He was cheated into death by a man from his own district, as per Muzamil's account to the police.
The conspiracy was hatched by the trio including Saddam Paddar at Tauseef's home in neighbouring Garbug, Pulwama district, with Muzamil elaborating the plot. He was assigned to get the TA battalion jawan to the orchard, which he did.
Cops worked hard to crack the case. Sources in Jammu Kashmir Police said technical surveillance and inputs from villagers who last saw Irfan with Muzamil finally led the police to him. Muzamil's phone also has been recovered, which cops say will give them further inputs.
Speaking to India Today, {P Shopian} Ambarkar Shriram Dinkar said "Muzamil is an Active Overground Worker. Though he did not have any weapon, he was involved in planning, plotting and finally the elimination of Irfan Dar."
Dar was on a leave for 10 days when he was killed. He was posted in Gurez valley in northern Kashmir. Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz was also killed by militants in the same district on May 10 this year.