Sheikh was produced before the TADA court Thursday for further legal proceedings JAMMU: Thirty-five years after an explosion rocked Jammu Tawi railway station, killing three people and leaving 18 others wounded, Govt Railway Police (GRP) Jammu Thursday claimed it arrested Altaf Hussain Sheikh, a fugitive terrorist wanted in the case.A native of Marhama, Bijbehara, in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, Sheikh went underground after the April 2, 1991, attack along with two co-accused even as their accomplice, Aman Ullah Khan, was caught that day. Charged under relevant provisions of the stringent Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, Explosive Substances Act, and Ranbir Penal Code, Sheikh managed to evade arrest for three-and-a-half decades by concealing his identity and assuming another, a GRP spokesperson said.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesDuring the investigation, the fugitive terrorists were declared “absconders” by court. “In the past two years, GRP Jammu intensified the hunt for the trio. A team verified Sheikh’s identity by examining his residential details and other particulars and found that he had established himself as a successful businessman in Bijbehara,” the spokesperson said.Sheikh was produced before the TADA court Thursday for further legal proceedings, the spokesperson added.Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosAir India Tightens Pilot Safety Checks After AI2379 Altitude Loss And Positive Marijuana TestJPSC-JSSC Stir Enters Day 20: Police Book 600 After Assembly March, Students Refuse To Back DownAkali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Near Hazur Sahib Gurdwara, Assailant Uses Sharp Weapon | WatchPrajwal Revanna’s Jail Phone Had 90 Porn Videos, Senior Prison Official Suspended After Search’Is This The Way In Democracy?’Kharge Fumes, Raises Haldwani ‘Purification’ Row, Nadda Assures ProbeRed Fort Blast: UN Security Council Body Links Deadly Attack To AQIS; Reveals Grisly DetailsPit Bull Attack in Patiala Couple Suffers Multiple Injuries- Wife Undergoes SurgeryThreat Letter Targets Kashmiri Pandits In Kashmir, Employees Asked To Stay Alert Amid Security FearChilling Crash Video: Atiq Ahmed’s Son’s Creta Flips After Losing Control On Highway | WatchUdhayanidhi Backs CM Vijay’s Tamil Nadu Delimitation Stand, Demands No Cut In State’s LS Seats123PhotostoriesA high-value woman doesn’t chase validation: 5 Signs of a woman who knows her worth, sets boundaries and walks away when neededOprah Winfrey talks sleep with Dr John La Puma: Why your nighttime routine may be affecting your heart, hormones and body clock’Vishwanath And Sons’: Five reasons to watch Suriya and Mamitha Baiju starrer helmed by Venky Atluri on big screens10 baby names inspired by the “first light of dawn”Why defrosting your fridge is important and 3 smart ways to do itWhy do train tracks have small stones around them? Here’s what they actually doYour balcony can be more than a laundry zone: 8 clever makeover ideas to turn a small Indian apartment balcony into a space you will actually useAlia Bhatt’s hairstylist Amit Thakur reveals the truth about hair spas!Kangana Ranaut turns heads on her first Teej in a Kanjeevaram lime green saree, proving traditional never means boringWhy do onions make you cry? 3 tricks that actually work1230Top TrendingChhattisgarh NH-30 AccidentKarnataka Closed TodayMallikarjun KhargeBengaluru Mother AccidentGermany Haryana Youth MurderGujarat SuicideSouth Delhi MurderAbhijeet DipkeWeather TomorrowShakeel Noorani
JAMMU: Thirty-five years after an explosion rocked Jammu Tawi railway station, killing three people and leaving 18 others wounded, Govt Railway Police (GRP) Jammu Thursday claimed it arrested Altaf Hussain Sheikh, a fugitive terrorist wanted in the case.A native of Marhama, Bijbehara, in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, Sheikh went underground after the April 2, 1991, attack along with two co-accused even as their accomplice, Aman Ullah Khan, was caught that day. Charged under relevant provisions of the stringent Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, Explosive Substances Act, and Ranbir Penal Code, Sheikh managed to evade arrest for three-and-a-half decades by concealing his identity and assuming another, a GRP spokesperson said.
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During the investigation, the fugitive terrorists were declared “absconders” by court. “In the past two years, GRP Jammu intensified the hunt for the trio. A team verified Sheikh’s identity by examining his residential details and other particulars and found that he had established himself as a successful businessman in Bijbehara,” the spokesperson said.Sheikh was produced before the TADA court Thursday for further legal proceedings, the spokesperson added.
