Chased Hurriyat Man Jumped Into Jhelem, Escaped

Representative photograph, notrelated to the event.

KL NEWS NETWORK

SRINAGAR

They waited for him days and nights and searched him at many places but could not get even a trace of him. Finally, he was detected moving on a motor-cycle and the chase started.

And then it led to the unexpected. He jumped into the river.

Police said they were seeking Abdul Gani Bhat of Baba Raza belt for a long time because he has more than 30 cases registered against him. A senior police officer said Bhat is one of the main organizers of the Hurriyat in the area.

On Sunday afternoon, some cops traced him near Arampora and he apparently was on his way to Mehrajpora. The chase started. But it shocked the cops following him when he stopped his bike somewhere went to the bund of the Jhelum and jumped into the river.

“He basically jumped into the river and then use a boat and then jumped again and swam to safety,” a senior police officer aware of the happening said. “We were after him for a long time.”

The officer believes that Bhat has fled to safety.

Bhat who is known in the belt, according to police, with his alias Gani Gour, He is a band-saw owner of around 55 years of age. He is believed to be district president of the Hurriyat.

Efforts to get the details from Bhat’s family failed.

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