Srinagar: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police has obtained an Interpol Red Corner Notice against declared Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Imtiaz Ahmed Kandu in a 2013 terror attack case. An official said that four police personnel were martyred in the terrorist attack in Tarzoo area of Baramulla district.
Kandu, a resident of Karaltang in Sopore, has been an active member and commander of the banned terrorist organization since 2010. An official said that the Indian government had declared him a ‘designated individual terrorist’ in October 2022. Officials said the Red Corner Notice will help international law enforcement agencies locate and detain Kandhu and initiate the legal process to extradite him to India.
SIA Kashmir investigating Tarzu terror attack
The case was initially registered at Tarzu police station in Sopore. SIA was handed over to Kashmir in 2024. Officials said that after meticulously collecting and analyzing evidence, interrogating witnesses and retracing the conspiracy, SIA Kashmir successfully completed the investigation. More offenses were added on the basis of new evidence and a detailed charge sheet was filed against six accused in the competent trial court in July 2024.
Terrorist has fled to Pakistan
Of these six, two accused, Tariq Ahmed Mir of Kalamabad in Handwara and Qayyum Najjar of Batapora in Sopore, were killed in an encounter with security forces. Javed Ahmed Mattoo and Rauf Najjar of Sopore and Ahmedullah Malla of Dalal Mohalla, Srinagar have been arrested and are facing trial. Officials said that the sixth and main accused Kandu is absconding. He is believed to have fled to Pakistan.
He said the investigation by SIA Kashmir had conclusively proved Kandu’s active role in the Hygam terror attack and revealed his involvement in a larger network of terrorist activities. Apart from this case, officials said, he is wanted in at least 10 more cases, including terrorist attacks, targeted killing (in which more than 15 people died), arms and ammunition smuggling and narco-terror financing.
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