Suspects’ calls traced to Pakistan
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 26: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) today conducted raids at residential premises of four militant sympathisers in Jammu and Udhampur districts and recovered incriminating documents, mobile telephones and other electronic gadgets.
The raids were conducted at three places in Basantgarh area of Udhampur district and Peer Bagh Colony at Sunjuwan on outskirts of Jammu following inputs that the suspects were using different mobile Apps and WhatsApp to pass vital information to Pakistan-based militants and their handlers, the officials said.
In Jammu, the SIA sleuths raided the residence of Mohammad Iqbal son of Abdul Aziz at Peer Bagh Colony in Sunjuwan while in Basantgarh area of Udhampur district houses of three militant supporters were searched including Nazir Ahmed son of Ghulam Haider, Mohammad Rafiq son of Ali Mohammad and Altaf Hussain son of Mohammad Yousuf.
Raids were conducted after the SIA obtained search warrant from the court in FIR No. 2/2022 registered under Sections 13, 18, 19, 21, 23, 38, 39, 40 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) at Joint Interrogation Centre SIA Jammu.
However, no arrests were made immediately.
“Searches were based on inputs about network of Over Ground Workers (OGWs)/ helpers of militant groups in Basantgarh area of Udhampur and Sunjuwan in Jammu. Inputs with the SIA revealed that the border guides/OGWs were using different Mobile Apps including WhatsApp calling and passing vital information to Pakistan based militants and handlers as well as terror groups,” the officials said.
They added that Pakistan based militants, their handlers and terror groups are desperate to revive terrorist activities in the hinterland of Jammu and Kashmir.
During searches, the SIA recovered incriminating documents, mobile telephones and certain electronic gadgets for examination.
The searches, as per the officials, were conducted in presence of Executive Magistrate and with active participation of District Police of Udhampur and Jammu.
There have been reports that the militants operating from Pakistan and PoJK have been instigating/radicalizing certain youth in Jammu region to take up militant activities by planting IEDs and throwing grenades. However, most of such modules have been busted by police, SIA and other agencies with the help of Intelligence sleuths across the region.
Inputs suggested that apart from twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, the militants are planning to revive militancy in Doda and Kishtwar districts besides targeting Jammu City with IEDs and grenades. However, they haven’t succeeded due to alertness by police and other security and Intelligence agencies.
“A strict vigil is being kept on all such elements within the region,” the officials said.
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