Jammu Railway Police arrested Altaf Hussain Sheikh, an accused in the 1991 Jammu railway station blast, after a 35-year manhunt. Sheikh allegedly went underground and later lived under a concealed identity as a successful businessman in Bijbehara. The April 2, 1991 blast killed three people, including two paramilitary personnel, and injured 18 civilians.
Railway (GRP) Police Jammu arrested an absconding accused in the 1991 railway station blast case after a 35-year chase, as he initially went underground and then lived with a concealed identity for several decades, Jammu and Kashmir Police stated.
Altaf Hussain Sheikh, son of Nazir Ahmed Sheikh, resident of Marhama-Bijbehara, Anantnag, was booked under the now-repealed Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act.
The police stated that the accused, along with other accomplices, was allegedly involved in a case of a bomb blast on April 2, 1991, at platform number 1, Jammu railway station, killing three persons, including two from the paramilitary and injuring 18 civilians.
“During the investigation, one accused, Aman Ullah Khan, was arrested, while three other accused persons escaped and could not be arrested at that time and were declared absconders by the concerned court,” the police said.