J&K: Father of accused dies After Setting Himself Ablaze
Srinagar, Nov. 18 -- A 55-year-old man who set himself ablaze after police detained his son and brother in the ongoing probe into the "white-collar" terror module died of burn injuries at Srinagar's Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital early on Monday, officials said.
Bilal Ahmad Wani, a dry-fruit seller from Qazigund in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, reportedly attempted self-immolation on Saturday shortly after Jammu & Kashmir Police picked up his son, Jasir Bilal Wani, alias Danish, and his brother, Naveed Wani, for questioning.
The detentions came after the busting of the Faridabad-based terror module linked to the November 10 Red Fort blast that killed 13 people.
A family member said Wani had suffered nearly 90% burns. "The dry fruit trader sustained 90% burns on Sunday and succumbed to injuries in the hospital early on Monday," a family member of the deceased said.," the relative said.
The Wanis are neighbours of terror module members and doctor brothers Adil Rather and Muzaffar Rather. While Muzaffar is believed to be absconding in Afghanistan at present, his younger brother Adil was arrested from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh on November 6 in connection with his role in the pasting of the Jaish-e-Mohammad posters warning of a "spectacular attack", in Nowgam.
His interrogation led the police to Dr Muzamil Ganaie of Al Falah University in Faridabad and the unearthing of the inter-state JeM terror module along with the seizure ofnearly 3,000kg of inflammable material, chemicals and reagents
On Saturday, Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti urged police to allow Wani to meet his detained relatives. In a post on X, she called him "an anguished father petrified about their safety". "He pleaded with the authorities to just see them but this was denied," she wrote, adding that such actions "only deepen wounds and breed despair"....
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