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‘Operating from PaK’: Ashiq Nengroo is an individual terrorist, proclaimed offender, says NIA Pulwama court

Armed forces personnel deployed in Kashmir. [FPK Photo/ Qayoom Khan]

Pulwama: The Jammu and Kashmir police have said that NIA court Pulwama has declared Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo, son of Ghulam Ahmed Nengroo, a resident of Hanjan Bala of PS Rajpora, a proclaimed offender on the application moved by Pulwama Police. Ashiq Nengroo @Molvi was also declared as individual terrorist by MHA in 2022.

The police said that Ashiq managed to exfiltrate to Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) in the year 2018 and is currently carrying out anti-Indial activities from PaK and is alluring the local youths in the militancy.

“He is involved in many FIRs including 42/2022, 50/2023 of PS Rajpora, 129/2013 of PS Pulwama, 89/2018 of PS Jaggerkotli Jammu and 191/2018 of PS Kathua, 20/2019 of PS Awantipora, 188/2020 of PS Pulwama and in many Anti national and militancy related cases. After exfiltrating PaK he managed many drone dropping, weapon delivery and hawala money to keep the militant activities alive in the UT,” police said.

The police spokesperson further stated that his name has surfaced in many FIRs in recent time, where he approach the local youth on social media, misguided them to join the militant ranks and also tasked them for weapon transport etc.

“He misguided Ruhail Abdullah, son of Mohd Abdullah of Nulli Shopian involved in FIR number 116/2023 of PS Litter and Shahbaz Ahmed Dar, son of Gh Hasan Dar, a resident of Gulshanabad involved in FIR No. 331/2023 of PS Pulwama,” reads the statement.

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