Terrorist Who Killed Workers From Punjab In Srinagar Arrested
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The carpenters from Amritsar - Amritpal Singh and Rohit Masih were shot dead last Wednesday in Srinagar's Shahheed Gunj area, in the first targeted killing of the year by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Jammu and Kashmir police has cracked a case of migrant workers' killing with the arrest of a terrorist from Srinagar. Adil Manzoor, who was behind the targeted attack on two migrant workers from Punjab last week was arrested today. The weapon used in the crime, a pistol, has also been recovered, police said. #WATCH | J&K | IGP Kashmir VK Birdi gives details on the incident where two residents of Amritsar, Punjab were killed by terrorists in Srinagar, on February 7.He says, "...Amritpal and Rohit (the deceased) worked as carpenters here. They were returning to their house in… pic.twitter.com/NJ9WNSuZhJ
Handlers in Pakistan are using social media platforms to recruit attackers, said the police.
"Adil Manzoor was arrested on the basis of clinching evidence. He was in contact with his handler in Pakistan. He has impressed upon him to do some terror attack here in Srinagar. Weapon of offence was also provided by him. The weapon has been recovered now," said IGP Kashmir VK Birdi.
