Srinagar, April 22 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday attached several properties belonging to a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror operative involved in the 2017 fidayeen attack case on a Central Reserve Police Force camp, in which five paramilitary personnel were killed and three seriously injured.​

The attachment action, taken under Section 33 (1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, in pursuance of recent orders of the National Investigation Agency Special Court at Jammu, comes as a major step towards dismantling the terror outfits operating in J&K.​

The immovable properties attached by the National Investigation Agency include several pieces of land and residential premises in Lethpora, in the Awantipora police station area of Pulwama district, J&K.​

These properties, deemed to be proceeds of terrorism, belonged to the accused Fayaz Ahmed Magray.​

Fayaz, who hailed from Lethpora, was arrested in connection with the case RC.10/2018/NIA/DLI in February 2019.​

The National Investigation Agency had charged him under various sections of the Ranbir Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in August 2019, and his trial is continuing.​

The Central Reserve Police Force camp, located in Lethpora, was attacked on the night of December 30, 2017, by three unknown terrorists armed with sophisticated weapons, explosives, and ammunition.​

The trio had forced their way into the camp and attacked the personnel there before being killed in retaliatory action.​

National Investigation Agency investigations had revealed Fayaz to be an active Over Ground Worker of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammad terror organisation in South Kashmir.​

He was found to have participated in meetings with the terrorists who had planned and executed the deadly attack on the Central Reserve Police Force camp.​

Along with two other men, identified as Noor Mohammad Tantray and Mudasir Ahmad Khan, Jaish operatives, he had also conducted a recce of the target camp, besides arranging weapons for Mudasir and subsequently helping him escape Lethpora.​

Noor Mohammad was killed in an encounter with security forces before the Central Reserve Police Force camp attack, while Mudasir was killed in another encounter later.​

–IANS

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