Nearly 13 years after the infamous Kandahar hijacking episode, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a top militant commander from an undisclosed location on the Jammu-Srinagar highway for his alleged involvement in the 1999 hijacking case.
He has been identified as Mehraj-ud-din Dand of north Kashmir’s militancy-infested Sopore town. “We arrested Mehraj on Wednesday night after we received inputs that he was on his way from Nepal to Kashmir,” Inspector General of Police Jammu Range, Dilbag Singh told reporters in Jammu.
Sources said Mehraj had close ties with a senior diplomat in Nepal, who helped him in carrying out various activities including hijacking of the flight. However, police remained tight lipped over the name of the diplomat.“Mehraj is the main accused, who made arrangements for all the logistics to facilitate the Kandahar hijacking. He helped the five masked men to enter into the aircraft with guns, knives and grenades and arranged the finances,” the IGP said.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/278395/man-behind-ic-814-hijack.htmlHe has been identified as Mehraj-ud-din Dand of north Kashmir’s militancy-infested Sopore town. “We arrested Mehraj on Wednesday night after we received inputs that he was on his way from Nepal to Kashmir,” Inspector General of Police Jammu Range, Dilbag Singh told reporters in Jammu.
Sources said Mehraj had close ties with a senior diplomat in Nepal, who helped him in carrying out various activities including hijacking of the flight. However, police remained tight lipped over the name of the diplomat.“Mehraj is the main accused, who made arrangements for all the logistics to facilitate the Kandahar hijacking. He helped the five masked men to enter into the aircraft with guns, knives and grenades and arranged the finances,” the IGP said.
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