Logo

Logo

# India

NIA raids multiple locations along Pak border after arms drop

The raids were carried out hours after a notorious Pakistani terrorist in the high security Kot Bhalwal Jail was killed in a bid to flee when taken to the border for recovery of arms and ammunition.

Statesman News Service | Jammu | August 18, 2022 5:18 pm

NIA raids multiple locations along Pak border after arms drop

NIA's pan-India crackdown on PFI code-named 'Operation Octopus'

Hours after a notorious Pakistani terrorist in the high security Kot Bhalwal Jail was killed in a bid to flee when taken to the border for recovery of arms and ammunition, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), on Thursday, carried out raids at multiple locations along the International Border (IB) in three districts of the Jammu division. The deceased was monitoring weapon dropping by drones.

Sources said sleuths of the NIA carried out raids at multiple places along the IB with Pakistan in the Jammu, Kathua and Samba districts.

Advertisement

The places raided include Kanachak, Ramgarh, Arnia, RS Pura, etc., sources said. During the course of the raids vital evidence connected to drone weapon droppings by Pakistani agencies in the area has been unearthed, they added.

Advertisement

Weapon droppings through drones by terror outfits with the assistance of Pakistan intelligence agencies along the IB in J&K of late has become a major concern for the security forces.

The commander of the dreaded terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) having links also with Al-Badr snatched a rifle from a policeman and fired at him in a bid to escape from the Arnia sector of Jammu where he was taken for recovery of weapons dropped by Pakistani drone on Wednesday evening. The terrorist, Mohammad Ali Hussain alias Qasim, was injured when the police opened fire in retaliation.

Later, the terrorist succumbed at the GMC Hospital in Jammu where he and an injured cop were brought for treatment.

Giving details of the incident, ADGP, Jammu, Mukesh Singh, said that in a case of drone dropping from Pakistan registered in Arnia police station, an accused from Jammu revealed that a Pakistani prisoner/handler by the name of Mohammad Ali Hussain alias Qasim/Jehangir R/O Pakistan, has been instrumental in drone droppings and is the main operative of LeT and Al-Badr.

He was brought before the court on production from jail and subsequently sent into police remand. During sustained questioning, the accused confessed to his role in the Arnia weapon drop case and also disclosed two locations where the arms and ammunition dropped by drone had been buried and concealed.

The ADGP said that in order to recover the weapons, a police team, along with a concerned magistrate, went to the spot one after another. Though no recovery was made at the first place, at the second place namely Toph village (near International Border) in Phallian Mandal area a packet of arms, ammunition and explosives was recovered.

When the packet was being opened, the terrorist attacked one of the police official and snatched his service rifle. He fired at the police party in a bid to flee the spot. In retaliation he got injured and was shifted to GMC hospital Jammu where he succumbed to injuries.

The police recovered an AK rifle, pistol, Chinese grenades and ammunition from the packet found near the border.

Advertisement

Related posts

# India

The Kerala High Court, on Thursday, granted bail to M K Nasar, one of the individuals convicted by the special NIA court last year in the case of chopping the hands of Professor T J Joseph in 2010. A division bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan and Justice P V Balakrishnan suspended Nasar’s sentence and granted conditional bail to him after considering his appeal against the NIA court’s conviction in the case Considering the prolonged detention and citing the potential for trial delays, the court suspended Nasar’s sentence and granted conditional bail, taking into account that some co-accused with similar allegations had already been released after serving shorter terms. The court noted that he had already spent nine years in jail and that delays in resolving appeals could justify suspending a convict’s prison term. It also observed that other accused in the case had received lesser sentences and had already been released after serving their terms. “The applicant has been undergoing incarceration, at the pre-conviction and post-conviction phases, for over 9 years. Furthermore, the fact that the accused facing the same allegations were earlier imposed a lesser term of imprisonment and have been released after having undergone the sentence is a factor that cannot be ignored. Additionally, the appeals filed by the NIA against the findings of the learned Sessions Judge are being considered in separate appeals, which have not yet been taken up. “There is also the likelihood of delay, as the prime accused has surrendered, and the learned Sessions Judge may have to take up the trial and dispose of it in accordance with the law and some of the original records may be required for that purpose. In view of these facts and circumstances, we are of the considered opinion that the sentence imposed on the applicant can be suspended pending the consideration of the appeal.” The court said The court, however, imposed strict conditions for Nasar’s bail. He is not supposed to provide a bond of Rs 1 lakh with two sureties, refrain from leaving the country without the court’s permission, avoid interfering with the trial or witnesses, and not commit similar offences while on bail The gruesome incident dates back to July 4, 2010, when Joseph, a professor at Newman College, Thodupuzha, was returning from Sunday mass with his family, members of the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI) attacked him, allegedly in retaliation for a question paper he set, which contained a passage that they claimed insulted Prophet Mohammed was derogatory. His right hand was chopped off in this attack. Nasar was accused of playing a critical role in the attack. Investigations revealed his involvement in recruiting gang members, assigning specific tasks, collecting funds, procuring communication devices, and maintaining communication links with key conspirators.

The Kerala High Court, on Thursday, granted bail to M K Nasar, one of the individuals convicted by the special NIA court last year in the case of chopping the hands of Professor T J Joseph in 2010.