Police on Tuesday claimed to have solved all militancy related cases that took place in Srinagar city over the past 19 months with the arrest of two persons, including a constable.
"We have arrested two persons making claims for militant attacks in Srinagar city over the past one-and-a-half years. One of them is a policeman while another is a released militant," Kashmir inspector general of police SM Sahai told reporters here.
Sahai said the policeman was Abdul Rehman Shigan alias Umar Mukhtar, who was acting as a spokesman for Kashmir Islamic Movement, a shadow outfit of Hizbul Mujahideen.
The IGP said Shigan was involved in five killings since January 2011.
He said Shigan was working in coordination with Imtiyaz Ahmad alias Raashid, a released militant, in carrying out the attacks.
The IGP said with the arrest of Shigan and Imtiyaz, all militancy related cases that had taken place in Srinagar city over the past 19 months had been solved.
Sahai said the two were also involved in the attack on rural development minister Ali Mohammad Sagar in December last year in which a policeman was killed and three others were injured.
He said the two had carried out grenade attacks on an army camp and the Civil Secretariat in the city in the recent months.
Sahai said the two were also involved in the attack on rural development minister Ali Mohammad Sagar in December last year in which a policeman was killed and three others were injured.
He said the two had carried out grenade attacks on an army camp and the Civil Secretariat in the city in the recent months.
"These incidents had given an impression that militancy is on the rise. However, this is not correct. Statistically, the number of incidents have come down compared to last year," he said.
Sahai said a large quantity of arms and ammunition had been recovered from the residence of Shigan, who had been working as an over ground worker for militants before getting selected as a trainee constable in 1998. "He was discharged from police department while undergoing basic training for his involvement in militant activities and detained under Public Safety Act," Sahai said, adding he was reinstated on court orders.