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On the morning of February 5, Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a 21-year-old man at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. Deported from Qatar, he was identified as Muneeb Ahmad Sofi from Bijbehara area of Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A police press release described him as an overground worker of the banned militant organisation Jaish-e-Mohammed – a charge his family denies.
Since 2017, many Kashmiris, believed to have been sympathisers of global terror group Islamic State or inclined towards joining it, have been deported to India. The National Investigation Agency arrested them and later handed them over to the Jammu and Kashmir police for further investigations.
Hokersar -The Heaven of Migratory Birds. KL Image by Bilal Bahadur
After Hokersar wetland, the wildlife authorities had a humanitarian show at Dachigam national park, where they made arrangements of food for Hangul, the Kashmir stag. As it snowed heavily this year, the officials witnessed that the deer came down to the park in search of food and they said that its movement increased this year so extra care was taken to ensure that they get enough food. The Hangul is the only surviving Red Deer sub-species in the Indian subcontinent. The magnificent mammal has been declared as a ‘critically endangered species’ by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). Known for its giant antlers bearing 11 to 16 points, the Hangul has been hunted for centuries which lead to its population plunging to 150 (as of 2017). Once found in high altitude regions of Northern India, the Kashmir Stag is now confined to only Dachigam National Park in Kashmir and its population has remai
Deported from Qatar, OGW arrested at IGI Airport
Deported from Qatar, OGW arrested at IGI Airport
Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Feb 5: Police today arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) from Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi after he was deported from Qatar.
Inspector General of Police Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, said that Muneeb Sofi from Bijbehara area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district was working for Pakistani militant, Waleed Bhai who was killed in an encounter at Kulgam last year.
“Kulgam police arrested a wanted top OGW of JeM outfit Munib Sofi of Bijbehara from Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi who was deported today from Qatar. He was working for Pakistani terrorist Waleed Bhai who was killed in an encounter at Kulgam last year,” he said.