Govt employees, others fueling stone throwing in Sopore: Police

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police Monday claimed that there "was a nexus between some government employees, Hurriyat Conference (G) members, militants and stone throwers" in North Kashmir's Sopore town. "Police has unearthed a module which include some Government employees and Hurriyat cadres that in close liaison with militants are fomenting stone throwing in Sopore," Deputy Inspctor General, North Kashmir Range, Muneer Ahmad Khan said. Khan during a press conference today at Sopore claimed that the nexus was brought to fore after police police arrested a person namely Firdous Ahmad Sheikh resident of Jalalabad. "During questioning Firdous revealed the nexus between militants particularly Qalimullah of HUM and Abdullah Uni of LeT, Hurriyat cadres, some Government employees and the stone throwers," Khan added. The top cop said that  numerous arrests were made on his revelation. The police has for the first time gone on record saying that some government employees were also involved in fomenting stone throwing. "Ashraf Malik R/o Batpor  (Government Employee Education Department) currently in custody  and Bashir Ahmad Tali R/o Chankhan, Sopore (Employee of Food & Supplies department, currently absconding)," were the names of government employees that Khan mentioned. "On the basis of confession of stone throwers who were planning Fidayeen attack on Security Forces/Police establishment, a haul of arms and ammunition were recovered from the residential house of one Mohammad Amin Dar R/o Badami Bagh, Sopore," Khan claimed.Khan said, money which is being paid to the stone throwers is raised locally by Hurriyat “G” cadres which mostly came from Fruit Mandi and Saw Mills.