Police in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir today attached property belonging to a terror associate under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Police said the property of Mutwali Piswal of Batpora Hyhama Kupwara was attached during the investigation of a 2022 FIR which was registered at Police Station Kupwara under sections 120-B, 121-A, 122, 123 of IPC and sections 17, 18, 18-A, 18-B, 20, 38, 39, and 40 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
Police said the investigation revealed that Mutwali Piswal had illegally exfiltrated to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) a few years ago for arms and ammunition training.
“It has come to light that the said individual is affiliated with proscribed terrorist outfits Al-Barq and Lashkar-e-Taiba and currently operates as a commander actively facilitating infiltration of terrorists across the LoC,” police said
Further evidence indicates that Mutwali is deeply involved in radicalizing local youth and recruiting them into terrorist ranks posing a grave threat to the peace and security of the region.
Police said the accused was found attempting to sell his immovable property – land measuring two Kanals and 14 Marlas at Hyhama, Kupwara. The proceeds of this intended sale were meant to be funnelled into terror-related activities thereby directly supporting and financing terrorism.
Police said the attachment of property is a significant step in disrupting the financial networks of terrorist operatives and serves as a stern warning to those who attempt to fund or facilitate terrorism in the Union Territory.
