Danesh Rana - As Far As the Saffron Fields: The Pulwama Conspiracy

The explosion was loud. It raised a cloud of black smoke. Guess how far the body parts flew? Tim woit koung khaahan taan. As far as the saffron fields.

An eyewitness

Dushman marey tey khushee na karey, sajna wee mar jana,

Deegar tey din aaya Mohammad, orrak noon dub jana.

(Do not rejoice at the death of your enemy

Your friends too have to die,

The afternoon sun will soon set.)

Hazrat Mian Muhammad Baksh Saif-ul-Malook

Taaktein tumhari hain aur khuda hamara hai

Aqas par na ittrayo aina hamara hai

Umar bhar to koi jang kar nahin sakta

Tum bhi toot jayogay tazurba hamara hai

Gairat-e-jihad apni zakham khaake jaagyangay

Pehla vaar tum karo doosra hamara hai.

(You have all the power, but we have God with us

Dont boast about reflections, we own the mirror

Nobody can fight a war all their lives

Our experience says that you too will be left broken

Our will to fight will be strengthened by the wounds inflicted

You make the first move, but well have the last laugh.)

Manzar Bhopalis ghazal, whose video was recovered from Umars phone

In memory of the forty CRPF bravehearts who laid down their lives in the Pulwama attack

Contents

Security Forces

CRPF: Central Reserve Police Force

BSF: Border Security Force

ITBP: Indo-Tibetan Border Police

CISF: Central Industrial Security Force

GOC: General Officer Commanding

RR: Rashtriya Rifles

Bn: Battalion

Intelligence Agencies

R&AW: Research and Analysis Wing

MI: Military Intelligence

ISI: Inter-Services Intelligence (Pakistan)

CID: Criminal Investigation Department

Police Forces

JKP: Jammu and Kashmir Police

SOG: Special Operations Group

PCR: Police Control Room

SP: Superintendent of Police

DySP: Deputy Superintendent of Police

SHO: Station House Officer

HC: Head Constable

SPO: Special Police Officer

P/S: Police Station

FIR: First Information Report

Terrorist Organizations

LeT: Lashkar-e-Taiba

JeM: Jaish-e-Mohammad

HM: Hizbul Mujahideen

HuM: Harkat-ul-Mujahideen

Others

IB: International Border

LoC: Line of Control

VDCs: Village Defence Committees

IED: Improvised Explosive Device

RDX: Research Department Explosive

CDR: Call Detail Records

OGW: Over Ground Worker

Maulana Masood Azhar Alvi, about fifty-two years old, son of Allahbaksh Sabir, resident of Markaz Usman-o-Ali, BahawalpurKarachi Road, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Global terrorist and leader of banned organization Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). Status: charge sheeted, absconding.

Abdul Rouf Asgar Alvi, about forty-seven years old, son of Allahbaksh Sabir, resident of Kausar Colony, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Deputy amir of JeM. Status: charge sheeted, absconding.

Mohamad Ammar Alvi, alias Chota Masood, Abu Mateen, about forty-five years old, son of Allahbaksh Sabir, resident of Kausar Colony, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Leader of JeM. Status: charge sheeted, absconding.

Shakir Bashir Magray, alias Abu Huzaifah, about twenty-four years old, son of Bashir Ahmed Magray, resident of Hajibal, Lalhar, tehsil Kakapora, district Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. Associate of JeM. Status: arrested, undergoing trial.

Insha Jan, alias Insha Tariq, about twenty-two years old, daughter of Peer Tariq Ahmed Shah, resident of Harkipora, tehsil Kakapora, district Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. Associate of JeM. Status: arrested, undergoing trial.

Peer Tariq Ahmed Shah, about fifty-three years old, son of Peer Mohammad Maqbool Shah, resident of Harkipora, tehsil Kakapora, district Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. Associate of JeM. Status: arrested, undergoing trial.

Waiz-ul-Islam, alias Waiz Bhola, about twenty years old, son of Ghulam Hyder Ganai, resident of Bagh-e-Mehtab, district Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Student, associate of JeM. Status: arrested, undergoing trial.

Mohammad Abbas Rather, about thirty-one years old, son of Mohammad Ramzan Rather, resident of Harkipora, tehsil Kakapora, district Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. Car painter, associate of JeM. Status: arrested, undergoing trial.

Bilal Ahmad Kuchay, about twenty-eight years old, son of Ghulam Nabi Kuchay, resident of Hajibal, Lalhar, tehsil Kakapora, district Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. Sawmill owner, associate of JeM. Status: arrested, undergoing trial.

Mohammad Iqbal Rather, about twenty-five years old, son of Abdul Khaliq Rather, resident of Futlipura, Charar-e-Sharif, district Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Driver, associate of JeM. Status: arrested, undergoing trial.

Mohammad Ismail Alvi, alias Saifullah, Lambu Bhai, Adnan, about twenty-five years old, parentage unknown, resident of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Commander belonging to JeM. Status: killed in an operation in July 2021.

Sameer Ahmad Dar, alias Hanzala Jihadi, Abu Hamza, about twenty-two years old, son of Mohammad Subhan Dar, resident of Gundibagh, tehsil Kakapora, district Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. MSc dropout, belonging to JeM. Status: active militant operating in Pulwama district, absconding.

Ashaq Ahmed Nengroo, alias Ashaq Maulvi, about thirty-three years old, son of Ghulam Ahmed Nengroo, resident of Hanjinbala, tehsil Rajpura, district Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. Truck driver, associate of JeM. Status: exfiltrated to Pakistan from a tunnel on the international border in Hiranagar sector of district Kathua, absconding.

Adil Ahmed Dar, alias Waqaas Commando, Adil Gaadi Takranay Walla, about twenty-one years old, son of Ghulam Hassan Dar, resident of Gundipura, tehsil Kakapora, district Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. Labourer/carpenter, suicide bomber belonging to JeM. Status: killed in the Lethpora blast.

Muhammad Umar Farooq Alvi, alias Idrees Bhai, about twenty-three years old, son of Mohammad Ibrahim Ather, resident of Kausar Colony, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Terrorist commander belonging to JeM. Status: killed in an encounter.

Mohammad Kamran Ali, alias Ali Bhai, about twenty-five years old, parentage unknown, resident of Pakistan. Belongs to JeM. Status: killed in an encounter.

Sajjad Ahmed Bhat, alias Aarzoo, Afzal Guru, about nineteen years old, son of Mohammad Maqbool Bhat, resident of Marhama, Bijbehara, district Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. Belongs to JeM. Status: killed in an encounter.

Mudasir Ahmed Khan, alias MD, about twenty-seven years old, son of Farooq Ahmed Khan, resident of Midoora, Awantipora, district Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. Belongs to JeM. Status: killed in an encounter.

Qari Yasir, alias Fauji Bhai, Ghazi, age unknown, parentage unknown, resident of Pakistan. Belongs to JeM. Status: killed in an encounter.

Banihal Bomb

Owais Amin Rather, about twenty years old, son of Mohammad Amin Rather, resident of Vehil, Chatta Waran, district Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir. Fidayeen belonging to banned terrorist organization Hizbul Mujahideen. Status: arrested.

Umer Shafi Rather, about nineteen years old, son of Mohammad Shafi Rather, resident of Vehil, district Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir. Overground worker belonging to HM. Status: arrested.

Aaquib Shafi Shah, about twenty-four years old, son of Mohammad Shafi Shah, resident of Vehil, district Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir. Overground worker belonging to HM. Status: arrested.