Theee OGWs Arrested, Seven different recognized for Facilitating Drone Deliveries on LoC in JK, Police Says

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir’s Director Basic of Police (DGP), R R Swain on Tuesday mentioned that three over floor employees had been arrested and 7 others have been recognized in drone supply instances.

The DGP mentioned motion has been initiated in opposition to them as per the regulation within the 48 hours lengthy operation in Rajouri and Poonch districts of the Union Territory.

“In a serious safety improvement, it turns into vital to deliver to public area these concerned in transporting, hiding and delivering the arms, ammunition, money, and narcotics smuggled via drone from Pakistan,” Swain advised reporters at a press convention right here.

The J&Ok Police chief said that within the final 48 hours, searches had been performed at 10 locations and 7 individuals had been recognized after their involvement in drone supply instances was confirmed in Rajouri and Poonch districts.

“Three individuals have been arrested who had been discovered concerned in felicitating drone motion by receiving and distributing the fabric transported from drones despatched by the Pakistani handlers,” mentioned Swain

He was flanked by ADGP CID Nitish Kumar, ADGP Legislation and Order Vijay Kumar, and ADGP Jammu Zone, Anand Jain.

He said that seven OGWs are additionally recognized for being concerned in selecting up the drone-dropped supplies to disrupt peace within the area forward of the Lok Sabha elections.

The DGP recognized the arrested individuals as Gulshan Naz, a resident of Kotranka (already arrested underneath the UAPA), Imtiaz Ahmed, a resident of Kotranka, and Abid Shah, a resident of Budhal, Rajouri.

Asserting that the police have enough proof for his or her involvement within the case, he mentioned, “The arrested individuals had been working within the area on the instructions of the mastermind recognized as Mohammad Qasim, alias Suleman as Salman, resident of Mahore, Reasi, presently based mostly in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), a commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit.”

The Jammu and Kashmir authorities has already introduced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for data resulting in Qasim’s arrest.

Qasim was concerned within the IED blast in pilgrim’s bus in Katra and the Narwal blast, he mentioned, including that the LeT commander has additionally been actively brainwashing susceptible youth utilizing social media platforms and trying to lure them into becoming a member of militancy.

“Police have proof in opposition to the arrested individuals, who had been in contact with their Pakistani handlers as they had been circulating the gadgets drone dropped from Pakistan to the individuals offering logistic assist to terrorists, OGWs and the households of these already in jail.”

“Many children have prevented themselves from falling into the lure laid by Qasim however we would like dad and mom and academics to make them conscious that if anyone falls into the lure they are going to finally be arrested.”

Swain additionally added that the surveillance is being maintained on social media handles, particularly the utilization of VPN and different such networks to attach with the anti-national parts—(KNO)