A team of Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday arrested an alleged over ground worker (OGW) of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) from Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi, after his deportation from Qatar.
“Muneeb Sofi, a native of the Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, was arrested by a team of J&K police from the IGI Airport, New Delhi, this morning after his deportation from Qatar. He was a top OGW of banned terrorist organisation JeM,” Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said.
The police said that Muneeb was working for Pakistani militant Waleed Bhai who was killed in an encounter at Kulgam last year.
“His role surfaced in FIR no 58/2020 U/S 13, 18, 19, 38, 39 ULA (P) Act. An accused arrested in the said case disclosed that he along with other OGWs were collecting money for the JeM from various districts in Kashmir and were handing over the collected amount to Muneeb Sofi who was in Qatar and was in contact with an active terrorist of JeM Waleed Bhai of Pakistan for purchase of arms and ammunition from Pakistan,” police said
A lookout notice was published against Muneeb and a non-bailable warrant u/s 25 Police Act was obtained from the concerned court, police added.
The arrested ‘OGW’ is being brought to Kulgam for further questioning and investigation.