Inside job' suspected after LeT terrorist's daring escape from Srinagar hospital

India Today 
Kamaljit Kaur Sandhu
New Delhi February 6, 2018

Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba operative fled custody today at the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital in Srinagar, despite being guarded by three constables of the Jammu and Kashmir Police. Two of those men were killed when the fugitive's accomplices opened fire at them in the hospital's parking lot.
The police are on the lookout for the LeT man -Mohammed Naveed Jat - but they're even more worried about a possible inside job. They believe Jat's escape was premeditated. Only they - and the hospital's doctors - could have known when he would arrive at SMHS.
In fact, a top source says an investigation is under way to determine whether he was given a pistol before he reached the hospital.
Jat, 22, had been brought to the hospital for a medical check-up. As soon as he got off in the parking lot, two pheran-clad terrorists fired at the trio of policemen accompanying him. One died on the spot. Another succumbed to his injuries later.
at (also called Abu Hanzullah) was arrested in 2014 at a hideout in the village of Sharmpora in Kulgam, a district in south Kashmir. He was the LeT's deputy chief then, and his capture was touted as a huge success.
He is said to be behind the killings of an assistant sub-inspector in Pulwama, and a CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) man. A number of cases were slapped on him under the Ranbir Penal Code - similar to the Indian Penal Code but applicable only in Jammu and Kashmir.

HOW MOHAMMED NAVEED JAT ESCAPED: A BLOW-BY-BLOW ACCOUNT

Six prisoners, including Jat, were taken to the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh hospital for a medical check-up.
The policemen accompanying the prisoners scattered into smaller groups. Three constables were guarding Jat when he arrived at the hospital.
Two terrorists were waiting for their vehicle in the SMHS parking lot. They opened fire at the constables as soon as Jat got out.
Head Constable Mushtaq Ahmad took a bullet in the chest, and was killed instantly. Constable Babar Ahmad was critically wounded. He later succumbed to his injury. The third policemen didn't retaliate.
Still in handcuffs, Naveed ran out of the hospital. He fled with the assailants on a motorcycle.
CCTV footage of the attack clearly shows a well-orchestrated plan.
'PLAN TO MOVE JAT TO UDHAMPUR PRISON STALLED BY PETITION'
Sources have told India Today that an attempt to move Mohammed Naveed Jat to a secure prison in Udhampur was stalled by a petition in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
At least 16 to 17 Pakistani prisoners, including Jat, are currently incarcerated in a prison in central Srinagar, a top source said. The jail is said to be a breeding ground for terrorists.
The state police attempted to scatter these inmates to other prisons to prevent them from conspiring. A top officer told India Today that in 2017, the police wanted to move at least nine prisoners to Udhampur and Kathua, but didn't succeed.
People with vested interests filed petitions to ensure they didn't leave Srinagar.
A court order dated December 26, 2017, said Mohammed Naveed Jat shouldn't be moved to the Udhampur district jail until further instructions. Another order said he should preferably be lodged in a jail in the Kashmir Division.
Sources hinted that there was a nexus between a few lawyers helping Pakistani terrorists.



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