New Delhi: The National Intelligence Agency has arrested a person who was involved in a conspiracy by a Pakistani terror outfit to spread terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. The man, Munir Ahmed Bande, used to raise money and help terrorists by smuggling drugs, the agency said in a statement on Wednesday. According to a statement issued by the National Intelligence Agency, Munir Ahmed Bande, who has been evading arrest for the past four years, was an important part of the conspiracy to raise funds and conduct operations in Jammu and Kashmir and India Spread terrorism in other areas.
The plot was discovered in June 2020
The NIA said in a statement that the conspiracy involving operatives of banned terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Mujahideen was uncovered in June 2020. The agency said that in June 2020, Handwara police registered a case after seizing 2 kg of heroin and Rs 20 lakh in cash during a vehicle check. The car of another accused Abdul Momin Peer was intercepted while it was coming from Baramulla, the NIA said. According to information provided by the agency, during interrogation and tracing of Pir, 15 kg of heroin and Rs 115 crore in cash were recovered from Pir’s possession.
“Raising money through drug smuggling”
“The National Intelligence Agency has arrested a wanted person in the 2020 case of spreading terrorism using funds obtained from drug smuggling in Kashmir,” the central agency said in a statement. He was linked to a conspiracy by banned terrorist organizations in Pakistan to raise funds to finance terrorism through drug smuggling. The NIA re-registered the case on June 23, 2020 and has so far filed charges against 15 accused. We tell you that terrorist masters in Pakistan raise funds through drug trade to finance terror incidents.
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