J&K police arrests journalist-turned terrorist red handed

Srinagar, August 11: Taking action against the ground supporters of the terror group, Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday nabbed Journalist turned Terrorist Adil Farooq red-handed at Lal Chowk Srinagar. Police also recovered 2 hand grenades from him.

 

 

Initially, Police took the action after they received initial inputs about a man with grenades.This comes after a grenade attack on Hari Singh High Street near Srinagar’s Amira Kadal area in which five local Kashmiris, including two women, were injured.

 

 

“Two live hand grenades were recovered from his bag,” the officer said, adding, “He is being interrogated and further investigations are underway,” the officer said.

 

 

Aadil Farooq was working as a sub-editor with CNS News Agency in Press Enclave and originally hails from Khrew area of Pampore in Pulwama of South Kashmir. Police believed that he was using the cover of being a journalist for propaganda, being a courier for terror groups, and participating directly in terror activities himself. They also suspect that a vast nexus might be at play.

 

It should be noted that this is not the first time that journalist Adil Farooq has been arrested, earlier in 2019, Farooq was arrested in an explosives case under Public Safety Act.

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