Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 21 : The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) operative for his involvement in militancy.
The NIA said that the arrest was part of the crackdown by NIA against the conspiracies being hatched by militant organizations based across the border to destabilize India.
The NIA said that the accused, identified as Mohammad Ubaid Malik of Kupwara district, was in constant touch with a Pakistan based JeM commander. It said the investigations have revealed that the accused was passing on secret information, especially regarding movement of troops and security forces, to the Pak based commander.
The NIA also recovered incriminating documents from him showing his involvement in the furtherance of militancy in J&K. The case (RC -05/2022/NIA/JMU) was registered by the NIA suo-moto on 21st June 2022.
The case is related to the conspiracies hatched by cadres and Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of various proscribed terrorist organizations in cohorts with their commanders based in Pakistan. It involves collection and distribution of huge consignments of narcotics, cash, weapons, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), including remote control operated sticky bombs / magnetic bombs.
It further said that the IEDs and explosives are often being delivered over drones and are also being assembled locally, in order to execute the attacks in J&K, as per the NIA investigations.
“The attacks are mainly targeted at the minorities and security forces personnel. The conspiracies are being hatched both physically and in cyberspace over encrypted social media applications, with the overarching aim of disturbing peace and communal harmony, engaging in terrorist acts, and waging a war against the Government of India. Further investigations in the case are continuing,” it added.
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