Author: Excelsior Correspondent
Publication: Daily Excelsior
Date: December 16, 2002
URL: http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/02dec16/news.htm#7
Police today seized a consignment
of explosives from the residence of an army Subedar in Ward No. 1 of the
town while a terrorist was killed in an encounter with army and police
in Surankote tehsil of Poonch district.
Police sources said a hideout of
the terrorists was busted in the residence of Mohd Hafeez, a serving Subedar
of army presently posted in JAK Li, in Bela Colony in Ward No. 1 in the
town this morning. One Improvised Explosive Device (IED) containing one
kg explosive material with glass pellets, five meters cortex wire and 100
grams urea, used in making the explosive devices, were recovered from the
army officer's house.
The army officer Mohd Hafeez, who
was originally a resident of Nilli, Manjakote, was not present in the house
when a raid was carried out by the police. However, no family member of
Hafeez was arrested by police immediately but the sources didn't rule out
the arrests during investigations of the case.
Police confirmed that house of Mohd
Hafeez was being used by the terrorists as a hideout. They said an information
in this regard was given by a terrorist, who was in police custody.
Meanwhile, army and police late
this evening killed a terrorist in a joint operation at village Niki Mori
in Mehrot area of Surankote tehsil in Poonch district. Identity of the
slain terrorist hasn't been established so far but he was suspected to
be a foreign mercenary. One AK-47 rifle, three magazines and one IED were
recovered from the scene of encounter.
In another incident, a group of
terrorists intercepted a passenger bus No. 6191 JK02E at Sabjian Morha
in Madoon area of Darhal last night. The bus was on way from Darhal to
Prori.
Sources said the terrorists asked
the bus passengers to alight and later set the vehicle on fire. No casualties
were reported in the fire. The terrorists managed to escape before arrival
of the police.
