New Delhi: During raids at different locations in the Kashmir valley, the State Investigation Agency arrested ten Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists, who were part of the terror modules and taking instructions from its commanders.
Arrested terrorists included one at whose house four JeM operatives had been killed on April 4, 2020.
Recently the SIA constituted a mandate to investigate crimes connected with terrorism and secessionism, conducted overnight raids to focus on the network of JeM at 10 different locations in various districts of south and central Kashmir, said the investigating agency in an official statement.
According to ANI, "The module was tracked through discreet surveillance in which corroborative intelligence capable of being converted to admissible evidence in court was used to ascertain and confirm the involvement of the terrorists," said the official statement, adding that the module could be connected to others through higher levels of JeM leadership.
The official statement also said that the module had been active in recruiting youth, besides arranging finances, transporting weapons in the south and central Kashmir along with other logistic support.
During these searches, cell phones, SIM cards, records to show the use of banking channels, and even a dummy pistol were seized, the statement stated, ANI reported.
FSL will look at the digital records for evidence analysis & the detailed terrorists would be presented before the NIA court in Srinagar to seek permission for custodial questioning.
It is believed the arrests and subsequent follow-up investigation would dent the upper ground network of JeM and degrade its ability to undertake terror activities across the valley, it added.