NEW DELHI: NIA has arrested the main conspirator Ishaq Palla and Deputy Superintendent of jail Feroz Ahmad Lone of Srinagar Jail in the Kupwara-Hizbul Mujahideen conspiracy case.

The case pertains to an attempt by accused persons Suhail Ahmad Bhat and Danish Ghulam Lone, who were arrested earlier, to travel to PoK for arms training for waging war against the state.

NIA says they were motivated by Ishaq Palla. “At the time of incident, Ishaq Palla was lodged in Central prison Srinagar in a different case and he was instrumental in hatching the conspiracy from Jail. In this conspiracy, he was actively assisted by Feroze Ahmad Lone , who was posted as Deputy Jail Superintendent Central Jail Srinagar at that time. The conspiracy meeting at the central prison Srinagar was held on 25 October 2017. Accused persons were in contact with each other through blackberry messenger during whole of October before they were apprehended by the police on 30 Oct 2017,” said NIA.

Palla has been remanded to 10 days NIA custody by the NIA court Jammu.

