Udhampur Police worked out blast case that took place at Slathia Chowk Udhampur of March 9, 2022 in which one person was killed and 17 were injured, ADGP Jammu Mukesh Singh said here on Saturday.
“During investigation number of suspects were questioned and finally one suspect Mohd. Ramzan Sohil son of Mohd. Ishaq Sohil resident of Halla Bohar Dhar Ramban was zeroed in. He confessed that he had placed a sticky bomb IED in Slathia Chowk Udhampur on the directions of his Pakistani handler Mohd. Amin @ Khubaib son of Dawood Butt resident of Kathawa Thathri, Doda (at present POK)”, the ADGP informed the media.
“His father Mohd. Ishaq Sohil was a trained terrorist of LeT and was neutralized in the year 2003. Ramzan was in contact with Pakistani handler Khubaib through social media. He was instructed to fix one Sticky Bomb IED at Slathia Chowk and other to be placed at some safer place for future use. On his disclosure another sticky bomb IED has been recovered from same place”, the Jammu Police said.
“Ramzan received an amount of Rs 30 thousand in his J&K bank account on 23.03.2022 for the blast he carried out at Udhampur as promised by the handler Khubaib of LeT. The said amount was deposited in the account of Ramzan by Khurshed Ahmed son of Mohd. Abdullah Padder resident of Motla Dessa, Doda on the directions of LeT group handler Khubaib.. Khurshed was also arrested in the said case. Khurshed’s brother-in-law namely Bilal Ahmed Butt is a trained terrorist of LeT group operating in Pakistan for LeT since 2002. Khurshed is handling the monetary channel of Khubaib”, he added.
The ADGP Jammu said that the third accused Nisar Ahmed Khan son of Ghulam Mohd. Khan a resident of Dhani Bhaderwah was a trained terrorist and remain active in the belt of Doda district during the year 2001 to 2006 with LeT. “On the directions of Khubaib he picked the Sticky bomb IEDs twice, one in the month of December 2021 and other in the month of January 2022 from Belicharana, Jammu, the location and the picture of the same was sent to him on his suspicious application. On his disclosure, one Sticky Bomb IED was recovered from Kursari village in forest area of Bhaderwah, Doda District”, he said, adding that the investigation of the said case is going on and more arrests are expected in near future.
