The State Investigation Agency (SIA) has apprehended a Kupwara head constable in connection with a narco-terror financing case.
Identified as Saif-ud-din, the constable was serving in the 4th battalion of Indian Reserve Police (IRP) headquartered in Kupwara. The man who hails from Doda resides in Belicharana from where he was arrested after police gathered evidence.
He was previously detained for narcotics smuggling in Pathankot and later released on bail. Additionally, a cheating case has been registered against him with the Crime Branch.
Investigations revealed Saif-ud-din's role in transporting narcotics, cash, and other items during the narco-terror financing investigation involving former minister Jatinder Singh alias Babu Singh.
Following Saif-ud-din's arrest, SIA carried out raids at his house in Satwari area from where electronic gadgets and other items were recovered.
The detained constable is undergoing interrogation to determine the extent of his involvement in the case, including the source of obtaining narcotics and the recipients. The proceeds from the narco-terror case are alleged to have financed terrorism.
The former minister, along with two others, were booked in September 2022. Key accused Mohummad Sharief Chechi was apprehended by SIA Jammu in Uri in September 2023.
SIA officials, assuming control of the investigation, exposed the modus operandi of the accused, including Chechi, who collected narcotics from across the Line of Control for terror funding.
The case originated at the Gandhi Nagar Police Station in Jammu, connecting Shah's arrest to directives from Pakistan to fund Jammu-based separatists.
Investigations unveiled a well-organised drug syndicate operating from Dubai, featuring individuals like Mohummad Rafiq Najar and Farooq Ahmad Naikoo, who infused narcotics into Indian territory for terror funds. Further probing into the cross-LoC operations of this narco-smuggling and terror funding syndicate is underway at SIA Jammu.
