Sopore: Sopore police on Friday said that they busted a fake gang posing as militants and involved in extortion and recovered incriminating material from their possession.
A senior police officer said that a complaint was received by a local Muhammad Ashraf Lone son of Noor Muhammad Lone of Highland colony Sopore in which he claimed that few days back some unidentified persons wearing masks entered his clinic and threatened him that a death warrant has been issued against him by Laskar/Jaish Muhammad and if he cannot pay Rupees 5 lakh he will be eliminated. A letter on the pad of Jaish Muhammad was handed over to complainant wherein he was directed to assist the militant organisations by providing financial assistance for carrying out there activities in the area.
Upon receiving this information FIR number 93/2021 under section 392, 506 IPC 13 ULA registered in police station Sopore. Accordingly a team was constituted by seniors to identify and nab the culprits involved in the commission of offences. After tireless and intensive efforts of the team the perpetrators have been identified as Hilal Ahmed Patoo son of Abdul Khaliq Patoo of Check Roady Khan Sopore, Tahleel Nisar Ahanger son of Nisar Ahmad Ahanger of Lal Bab Sahib Sopore, Imram Aziz Gilkar son of Abdul Aziz Gilkar of Lal Bab Sahib Sopore and Mudasir Hassan Ganie son of Ghulam Hassan Ganie of Chinkipora Sopore were arrested and letter pad and printer were recovered from their possession.
Police said that Hilal Ahmed Patoo is surrendered militant and has been arrested in the past.

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