On September 16, the Jammu and Kashmir police released a press statement about the death of an alleged “OGW”, or overground worker. That is...
On September 16, the Jammu and Kashmir police released a press statement about the death of an alleged “OGW”, or overground worker. That is the name given to non-combatant members of militant groups tasked with arranging logistics.
“On 15-09-2020 at about 12:45 hours, one OGW namely Irfan Ahmad Dar (age about 23/24 years) S/O Mohammad Akbar Dar R/O Sidiq-Colony, Sopore was apprehended and two Chinese Hand Grenades were recovered from his possession,” the statement said.
It did not mention when and where Irfan Dar was arrested. He was booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act at a police station in Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In the course of investigations, the statement said, a police team took Irfan Dar to Chairdaji in Tujjar Sharief village to recover more arms.
“In the meanwhile, the OGW while taking advantage of darkness and terrain managed to escape regarding which a separate Case FIR No. 71/2020 U/S 224 IPC was registered in Police Station Bomai and during search the body of OGW was found near Stone Quarry of Tujjar-Sharief,” the statement added.
On September 17, Vijay Kumar, inspector general of police, Kashmir, told reporters: “I believe the youth died after falling on a stone. He may have died...
