Suspect sitting in Europe was kingpin
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 30: Police today arrested two suspects and recovered a consignment of arms and ammunition dropped through a drone along the International Border at Baspur Bangla in RS Pura sector of this district.
The consignment was dropped from across the border on the intervening night of October 27 and 28 at Baspur Bangla.
Police followed certain leads and monitored movement of vehicles through CCTV footage after drone dropping and finally rounded up two suspects including Chander Bose of Doda and Shamsher Singh of Camp Gole Gujaral.
Both were in touch with Balvinder Singh of Jammu, now settled in Europe.
Police said all of them were working for a banned militant outfit. They had picked up the consignment dropped through drones.
Recoveries made from their possession include four pistols with eight magazines and 47 rounds.
This is fourth cache of drone consignment by Jammu Police this year.
The accused have been booked under First Information Report (FIR) registered at RS Pura Police Station vide No. 196/2022 under Sections 13, 16 and 18 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
There have been repeated attempts by Pakistan to drop weapons through drones along the International Border in Jammu and Punjab sectors. A series of such attempts have been successfully thwarted by the Border Security Force (BSF).
However, some consignments which were picked up by the Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of the militants, were later recovered by the police and OGWs arrested.
Police said Balvinder Singh was coordinating with accused in India as well as handlers of the consignment in Pakistan while sitting in Europe.
Police said: “Since Baspur Bangla (where drone dropping took place) is close to the fence, the information was shared with all Police Stations and a dedicated officer led team was put on job. The technical surveillance unit was also mobilised. All vehicles which had crossed police checking points around that time were scrutinized. CCTF footage of the place and the roads leading to the general area were thoroughly checked. Physical pattern and technical analysis was pursued thoroughly. This ultimately led to arrests and recoveries”.
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