J&K: PhD Scholar Arrested In Terrorist Recruitment Case, Arms & Ammunition Seized

As per the police, the PhD student was working for terror organisations like Hizbul Mujahideen and Jaish e Mohammed.

A PhD scholar was arrested by Kulgam Police along with two OWGs in terror recruitment case.

A PhD scholar from the Central University of Kashmir has been arrested in a terrorist recruitment module case, said the Kulgam Police on Wednesday. Two overground workers (OGW) were also arrested in connection with the case and arms and ammunition was also recovered. As per the police, the PhD student was working for terror organisations like Hizbul Mujahideen and Jaish e Mohammed, according to a report by news agency ANI. 

“Terrorist recruitment module busted with the arrest of a PhD scholar from the Central University of Kashmir who was working for terrorists organisation HM and JeM. Two OGWs were also arrested in this case. A cache of arms and ammunition has also been recovered from the arrested accused,” the Kulgam Police said. 

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— ANI (@ANI) July 26, 2023

In April 2022, a PhD scholar from Kashmir University was arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) over a “highly provocative and seditious” article in an online magazine. 

Abdul Aala Fazili was arrested from his Humhama residence in Srinagar as the SIA conducted searches at several locations in the city as part of its crackdown on terror and anti-national networks, the official said.

The SIA, assigned with the duty of investigation and prosecution of terror-related cases, carried out the searches in connection with an FIR registered under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the IPC against Fazili and the editor and other associates of monthly digital magazine 'The Kashmir Walla', the official said.

The searches were conducted at the Kashmir Walla’s office in Rajbagh and at the residences of Fazili in Humhama and arrested editor Fahad Shah in Soura, the official added. 

The official said Fazili's article, titled 'The shackles of slavery will break', was "highly provocative, seditious and intended to create unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, and written with the purpose of abetting the youth to take the path of violence by glorifying terrorism". It also "promoted and propagated the false narrative, which is essential to sustain secessionist-cum-terrorist campaign aimed at breaking the territorial integrity of India."