New Delhi: Court sends Hizbul operative Mattu to judicial custody, another accused released
New Delhi: Patiala House Court on Wednesday sent Javed Ahmed Mattoo to judicial custody for 14 days. Another accused Mohd. Rafi Nazar has been released by the court in this case. He will remain in custody in the NIA case. According to Delhi Police, Mattoo is allegedly involved in 11 known terror cases, including attacks on the residences of SP and CRPF personnel. He was evading arrest for the last 13 years. Duty Magistrate Isha Singh sent Javed Ahmed Mattoo to judicial custody for 14 days till January 31, 2024. The court also directed to release Mohammed Rafi Nazar if not required in any other case. Advocate Rahul Sahni appeared for Javed Ahmed Mattoo through video conferencing and advocate Ahmed Ibrahim appeared for Mohammed. Rafi look.
Delhi Police demanded 14-day judicial custody of accused Javed Ahmed Mattoo and release of Mohammed. Rafi Nazar has been taken on police custody remand in this case. The court accepted the application of Delhi Police demanding the release of accused Mohammad. Rafi Nazar, if not necessary in any other case. Delhi Police said that no incriminating evidence has come to light during the interrogation. Therefore, there is no need to take him into custody in this case. He was arrested on the revealing statement of Javed Ahmed Mattoo. It was told that Rafi Nazar used to look after the finances of Hizbul Mujahideen. He was lodged in Tihar jail in an NIA case.
In the present case he was interrogated and arrested. He was arrested and received four days of police custody on January 13, 2024. Delhi Police Special Cell produced Javed Ahmed Mattoo and Mohammad. After custodial remand, Rafi Nazar was produced before the duty magistrate in Patiala House Court.
On January 12, 2024, the court extended the police custody of Hizbul Mujahideen operative Javed Ahmed Mattoo by 5 days. Delhi Police sought his five-day custody on the grounds that associates of accused Javed Ahmed Mattoo who are involved in raising funds through hawala from Pakistan also need to be verified from Jammu and Kashmir.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Nabila Wali had extended the custody of Javed Ahmed Mattoo alias Irshad Ahmed Malla alias Ehsaan by five days. After the completion of 7 days of police custody, he was produced in the court. The police asked for five more days of custody. He was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police on January 4.
Delhi Police said that during investigation, accused Javed Ahmed Mattoo revealed that one of the associates of Hizbul Mujahideen, Mohammad Rafi Nazar resident of Mumkak Mohalla, Batpora, Sopore, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir looks after the financial affairs of Hizbul Mujahideen.
It was submitted that he is engaged in providing funds through Hawala for the purpose of terrorism from Pakistan under the pretext of Pashmina shawls and carpets business. The money received through hawala was used to finance the activities of Hizbul Mujahideen in Jammu and Kashmir.
Delhi Police said that Javed Ahmed Mattoo’s associates need to be verified and traced in Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir, who were assisting him in carrying out terrorist attacks. Delhi Police said that further custody is required to trace the source of arms and ammunition provided and further sustained interrogation of accused Javed Ahmed Mattoo.
Mattoo has reportedly been involved in several cases of terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. According to Delhi Police, Mattoo is an operative of the banned terrorist organization Hizbul Mujahideen. He is involved in 11 known terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
Delhi Police said that on January 4, 2024, an information was received that Javed Ahmed Mattoo, a resident of Sopore, would come to Delhi to collect arms and ammunition from his associates on the orders of PAK ISI.
Delhi Police was also informed that his Pakistan-based handler Abdul Majeed Zergar alias Shaheen would coordinate the delivery of arms and ammunition, and Javed Ahmed Mattoo would carry out some misdeeds in Jammu and Kashmir and other places on the instructions of his Pakistan counterpart. Will carry out terrorist attacks. -based handler. Delhi Police arrested Mattoo and recovered one 9 mm Star pistol, six live cartridges, one spare magazine and a stolen Santro car from him.
A case has been registered in this regard in PS Special Cell.
Delhi Police also said that Javed Ahmed Mattoo is a college dropout. He is a member of a gang of seven dreaded terrorists of Hizbul Mujahideen operating in North Kashmir, especially in the area of Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir.
Delhi Police on Thursday said that after being injured in the shootout with security forces, he went underground and fled to Nepal on the instructions of Pak ISI as Jammu and Kashmir Police was chasing him.
It is alleged that he was involved in the murder of HC Mohammad. Yusuf of CID, Sopore near Police Station Sopore in 2010. He was also allegedly involved in an attack on the residence of SP, Sopore in 2010, as a result of which the residence was partially damaged.
He is also accused of killing two CRPF personnel and snatching their service rifles in Pattan in 2010.
The crime was committed. According to Delhi Police, he was also involved in the FIR of PS Sopore related to the firing on a police patrol party. In 2011 at Bof, Sopore.
Delhi Police said he along with his associates was also involved in the murder of a police constable Mohammad Shahfi Lone in 2011.
Delhi Police said, along with his other associates, he was also involved in an IED blast at police station Sopore, which killed Morifat Hussain, a policeman of PS Sopore.
It is also alleged that he was involved in the grenade attack on PS Sopore in 2011, in which Ishfaq Kana and Salim Baig were involved.
Police said he was also involved in the incident of throwing a grenade at CRPF deployed at the SBI complex in Hathishah. In which many civilians were injured. He was also involved in the incident of throwing grenade at BSNL office in Sopore, JK.
Delhi Police said he was also involved in the grenade throwing incident at Chainkhan Chowk in JK’s Sopore.
