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Love in the times of Jihad: Arrested militant Sandeep Sharma was incited by his lover's parents to be a jihadi

  • Arrested LeT militant-Sandeep Sharma- was encouraged to be a jihadi by his lover.
  • Adil revealed that while he was undergoing arms training by the LeT, he was also involved romantically with a local girl. 
  • He was also involved in the June 16 attack where six policemen were gunned down.
Love in the times of Jihad Arrested militant Sandeep Sharma was incited by his lovers parents to be a jihadi

Love is blind. At least, that's true for Sandeep Sharma aka Adil, the LeT militant behind the attack on the Amarnath pilgrims. According to a report by the Times of India, Adil converted into Islam after falling in love with a local Kashmiri girl and he was introduced to Jihad by her parents. During interrogation by the ATS, Adil revealed that while he was undergoing arms training by the LeT, he was also involved romantically with a local girl. 

 

According to ATS inspector general Asim Arun, "He converted to Islam and named himself Adil to fulfil the condition set by girl's family about a year back. He also underwent arms training in Kulgam last year in November and December."

 

The sleuths further added that although Sharma was involved with multiple girls, he was keen on marrying the 'one' and it was on her parents' behest that he took up arms and jihad. ATS sources, providing more details, said, "Sharma left his town in Muzaffarnagar and moved to Punjab six years back in search of employment. Having learned basics of gas metal welding from his father before he passed away, Sharma found work in the same trade at Patiala.

 

A lot of young men from Kashmir shift to Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and other parts of the country during winters. He came in contact with some mischievous Kashmiri youths in Patiala. He started going to Kashmir during summer season there after for odd jobs along with them."

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According to police sources, he acquired a driving license in his original name and started ferrying arms and terrorists. In fact on June 16, when six policemen were gunned down in Achabal area of Anantnag district, it was Sharma who drove the motor vehicle ferrying terrorists to the venue. On Monday, Jammu and Kashmir police arrested Sharma and a Kulgam resident Muneeb Shah for terror crimes. The duo have also been considered responsible for a dozen ATM heists in Sophian, Kulgam and Pulwama. The ATS officer said, "Post demonetisation, ATM heist cases have gone up in the Valley and the money is being diverted to fund terror crimes."

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