New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted raids at multiple locations in Jammu, Kathua, Samba, and Doda in connection with the recovery of arms and ammunition along the International Border wherein the packages were dropped via drones controlled through Pakistan.


According to news agency ANI, NIA officials were seen at the residence of Faisal Muneer, the main accused in the drone-dropping case, who was arrested last month.


Earlier on Wednesday morning, the Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered a consignment of arms and ammunition dropped by a Pakistani drone in Jammu's Toph village located near the international border.


A case was registered on February 24 at Arnia police station regarding the recovery of arms and ammunition dropped by Pakistani drones, the police informed.






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An accused from Jammu had revealed that a Pakistani prisoner/handler Mohd Ali Hussain alias Qasim was instrumental in dropping of arms and ammunition via drones controlled by Pakistan. He was said to be the main operative of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Al Badr.


The accused was brought before a court and subsequently sent to police remand.


ANI reported the police as informing that the accused confessed to his role in the Arnia weapon drop case during sustained questioning and also divulged information on two locations where the arms and ammunitions dropped by the drones were hidden.


A police team, along with the magistrate concerned visits the spot to recover the materials.


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Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Mukesh Singh said, "Though no recovery was made at the first place but at the second place in Toph village (near the International Border) in Phallian Mandal area, a packet of arms, ammunitions and explosives were recovered. When the packet was being opened, the accused attacked one of the police officials and snatched his service rifle. He fired at the police party and tried to flee from the spot."


"In retaliation, the accused got injured and was shifted to Governmnet Medical College Jammu along with an injured police official. The injured terrorist later succumbed to his injuries," said the official, as quoted by ANI.


The dropped packet was scrutinised with the help of the Bomb disposal squad.


An AK rifle, magazines, 40 AK rounds, a star pistol, pistol rounds, and Chinese small grenades were recovered from the packet.


(With Agency Inputs)