Police Arrest Two Suspects in 1991 Jammu Railway Station Blast
· India · Indian Express, The Hindu
Law enforcement authorities have arrested 56-year-old Altaf Hussain Sheikh in connection with a 1991 bomb blast at the Jammu Railway Station. The April 2, 1991, incident on Platform 1 resulted in three deaths, including two paramilitary personnel, and left 18 others injured. Investigators claim the arrest follows a two-year verification process of public records to identify suspects in the long-dormant case. While police maintain they have identified the correct individual through village records, the suspect's family and neighbours in Anantnag’s Bijbehara allege a case of mistaken identity. The family argues that the suspect would have been in Class 11 at the time of the explosion and has lived a normal life since.
Why it matters
The arrest marks a rare breakthrough in a 35-year-old terror case, though the conflicting claims regarding the suspect's identity highlight the challenges of cold-case investigations.
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