New Delhi, Feb 18 (UNI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday said it has arrested a terrorist harbourer and logistics provider of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen in a case pertaining to snatching of service rifle from escort in-charge of the District Magistrate of Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir in March, 2019.
The terrorist was identified as Taraq Hussain Giri, resident of Kishtwar district. He was arrested on Wednesday on charges of his alleged role in harbouring terrorists and providing logistical support to Hizb-ul-Mujahideen operatives in J&K.
He was produced before the Special NIA Court, Jammu and taken on police remand for five days for further examination, an NIA official said.
The case was initially registered by Kishtwar Police on March 8, 2019 under various Sections of Ranbir Penal Code, Arms Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the official said, adding that the anti-terror probe agency took over this case on November 2, 2019.
'The accused has been arrested for harbouring and providing logistical support to Hizbul terrorists - Osama Bin Javed and Haroon Abbas Wani in the second week of March, 2019, after the militants snatched the service rifle from the escort in-charge,' the NIA officials said,
The probe agency also said that the incident was one of the four terror acts of weapon snatching, which were committed by Hizbul terrorists during November, 2018 to September, 2019.
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