Grenade event in Jammu and Kashmir, Narwal area, India on Wed 9th November 2022

On November 9, Police arrested three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operatives from Narwal under the jurisdiction of Trikuta Nagar police station in Jammu District and seized a consignment of arms, ammunition and explosives from their possession, reports Daily Excelsior. The JeM operatives had concealed consignment of weaponry in a specially erected cavity under driver’s seat in oil tanker No. JK02BF 2965 after picking it up and were taking it to a hideout of the militants in Srinagar District. The consignment had been dropped through drone from Pakistan at the behest of JeM ‘commander’ Shahbaaz, who is operating from across the border. The JeM operatives were given location of weaponry on WhatsApp. The recovered consignment included three AK-56 rifles, one pistol with nine magazines and 191 rounds and six grenades. Of the three Jaish operatives arrested by the Jammu Police, one of them has turned out to be a recycled Over Ground Worker (OGW), Mohammad Yaseen, who was on medical bail since September 2, 2022 till December 16, 2022. Yaseen was involved in FIR No. 24/2022 registered under Sections 18, 20, 23, 38 and 39 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and 4/5 Explosives Act at Pampore police station. One hand grenade was then recovered from his possession. However, despite being on medical bail, he pursued the militant activities. The other two arrestees were identified as Farhan Farooq and Farooq Ahmed.