(Kajal Singh intern journalist): Police claim that the vehicle used in the second attack in Pulwama belongs to a Hizbul terrorist. Police say that fake number plates were installed on the vehicle.
Srinagar: New information has been revealed about the failed car bomb attack in Pulwama. Security agencies have claimed to have found the real owner of the car which had a conspiracy to repeat the Pulwama attack by filling a huge amount of explosives. According to security agencies, the Santro vehicle used in the second attack in Pulwama is that of an active terrorist named Hidayatullah Malik of Shopian.
Hidayatullah Malik joined Hizubal Mujahideen in the month of July 2019. On May 28, a Centro car was stopped by security forces in Ayungund area of Pulwama which was loaded with 45 kg explosives.
The number plate of the car was fake
This vehicle had a registration number of JK08B 1426 which was found to be fake after investigation. This number was from the motorcycle of Sahil Kumar, resident of Kathua, Jammu.
According to security agencies, Hidayatullah Malik was studying in Kerala in South India and suddenly returned in July 2019. Then a few days later, he disappeared from home in July. A few days later, through social media, he announced to join the Hizbul Mujahideen. After which his name has surfaced today.
Hidayatullah’s family rejected the claim
But Hidayatullah’s family is rejecting the claims of security agencies. According to the family, they had a Santro car but the family sold the vehicle in 2019 itself. According to the family, the color of the vehicle which was destroyed in the Pulwama blast was white while their vehicle was of silver color.
Police had a press conference on Thursday
In such a situation, questions are now being raised on the claims of the police. In a press conference on Thursday, the police had disclosed the plot of Jaish and Hizubal Mujahideen in the Pulwama car bomb plot and named the name of Jaish’s Pakistani terrorist Waleed Bhai and Hizbul terrorist Adil.
Blasts were to happen in many places?
But now after the investigation of this entire matter has been handed over to the NIA, there is also a possibility of some more revelations. According to sources, there was no conspiracy to attack with just one car in the Kashmir Valley and serial car bombings were to take place at many places simultaneously.
For this, at least four trains were arranged, in which, one vehicle was destroyed by the security forces on Thursday while two or three vehicles were still roaming in south Kashmir with amber of ammo.