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Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Terror recruitment case: Counter intelligence raids across 4 Kashmir districts, detains 10
Srinagar: The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday conducted extensive raids across four districts of the Valley in a terror-linked case involving recruitment and encrypted communication with cross-border handlers. Ten suspects have been detained for questioning. Officials said the searches were carried out in Srinagar, Budgam, Pulwama and Ganderbal after obtaining warrants from the special NIA court in Srinagar in connection with FIR No. 07/2023 under sections of the UAPA and IPC. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category Design Thinking Degree Others Digital Marketing Data Analytics others Artificial Intelligence Leadership MCA Project Management CXO Management Finance Data Science Healthcare Public Policy Data Science Technology Product Management Cybersecurity Operations Management healthcare MBA PGDM Skills you'll gain: Duration: 25 Weeks IIM Kozhikode CERT-IIMK PCP DTIM Async India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 22 Weeks IIM Indore CERT-IIMI DTAI Async India Starts on undefined Get Details "Suspicious technical signatures" were detected at ten locations, with several suspects found using encrypted messaging applications commonly used by terrorist handlers for recruitment, coordination, and financing of terror activities. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Most Beautiful Twins in The World! Undo "These individuals are suspected to be in contact with adversaries, including Abdullah Gazi, a Pakistan-based LeT/JeM handler," a CIK statement said. The raids are part of an ongoing investigation into a militant recruitment and financing module linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Toiba , allegedly operating from a known city in Pakistan. Live Events Investigators claimed access to the encrypted app server confirmed continuous contact between handlers and local youth, aimed at radicalising and recruiting them. Digital devices and documentary evidence "having bearing on the case" were seized during the operation. Officials said the seized data would be analysed, with leads forming the basis for further action.
India.com
3 days ago
- India.com
JeM Terror Recruitment Module Busted In Jammu And Kashmir; 10 Detained
A terror recruitment and financing module operated by Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) commander Abdullah Ghazi, alias Shaukat Ali, from Rawalpindi, Pakistan, has been busted. Ten individuals have been detained for questioning. The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) traced suspicious technical signatures through a specific encrypted messaging application widely used by terrorists and their handlers for coordinating, financing, and executing terror activities during today's raids. The investigation revealed that Ghazi was in continuous contact with local Kashmiri youth, attempting to radicalise them for recruitment into JeM and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Raids were conducted at 10 locations with a focus on disrupting a terrorist sleeper cell and recruitment module. Sleeper cells consist of individuals who blend into society, often without the knowledge of family or friends and engage in covert activities such as target killings, grenade attacks, or distributing terrorist propaganda. During the raids, several documents and digital devices, including mobile phones, were seized, providing critical evidence to unravel the terror network. Ten suspects were detained for allegedly using encrypted apps to coordinate with handlers across the border. The operation highlighted a shift in terror strategy toward 'Cyber Jihad,' where Pakistan-based operatives use encrypted apps, proxy numbers (including Indian ones), and virtual identities to radicalize youth. The process involves identifying vulnerable individuals on public platforms, then shifting to encrypted apps for mission assignments such as surveillance, arms transport, target selection and luring them with promises of financial rewards and religious justification. This is the fifth major digital terror module dismantled by CIK, following similar operations against Pakistan-based terrorist handlers. With declining local recruitment, Pakistan-based terror groups like JeM and LeT have increasingly relied on digital platforms for radicalising and recruiting Kashmiri youth into terror organisations.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
10 held in J&K for using encrypted apps to aid terror; Pak handlers guiding them, say officials; Police seize digital evidence in UAPA case
NEW DELHI: Ten people have been detained by the counter-intelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday. The officials said these people were detained for allegedly using encrypted messaging applications to coordinate, finance, and execute terror activities on the instructions of Pakistan-based handlers. The detentions were made following the searches conducted by the Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) across 10 locations in Budgam, Pulwama, Ganderbal, and Srinagar districts. The action is linked to a 2-year-old terror-related case registered under various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code. During the ongoing investigation, suspicious technical signatures were traced at the targeted locations, the officials said. Several suspects were using a 'specific encrypted messaging application' widely used by terrorist handlers from across the border for activities including recruitment, financing, and operational coordination, the analysis revealed further. 'These individuals are suspected to be in touch with adversaries, including Abdullah Gazi, a Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)/Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) handler,' officials said. They also said the handler operates in close coordination with Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI. The handler was actively trying to radicalise local youth and recruit them into terror ranks, as per the police. Investigators said the encrypted application's servers revealed links to the terror module based in a known Pakistani city. The police seized a large number of documentary evidence and digital devices relevant to the case during the searches. 'So far, 10 suspects have been rounded up. Analysis of the seized data will help uncover further leads for investigation,' officials said. They said that the operation aims not only to disrupt terror activities but also to prevent local youth from being radicalised. 'It is also aimed to uncover crucial evidence, curb illicit activities, prevent the misuse of mobile phones, and dismantle the terror ecosystem in the Union Territory by identifying terror associates and Over Ground Workers (OGWs),' police said. Legal action against the suspects will follow as per law, they added.
Indian Express
3 days ago
- Indian Express
Police raid 10 locations in Kashmir as part of probe on Jaish ‘recruitment module'
The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit of the J&K Police has conducted raids at 10 locations in four districts — Pulwama, Ganderbal, Srinagar and Budgam — early Saturday morning as part of an investigation into a terrorism-related case. The CIK is looking into an alleged 'terrorist recruitment/financing module' of the Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit, handled by a terrorist commander code-named Abdullah Ghazi. Ghazi operates from Rawalpindi in Pakistan, police said. The commander, as per the CIK, was in 'continuous touch' with local Kashmiri youth and reportedly attempted to 'radicalise' them for recruitment into terrorist ranks. Police have also claimed that Ghazi is operating in close coordination with Pakistan's ISI. 'During searches, a large number of documentary evidence and digital devices were seized. So far, 10 suspects have been rounded up,' a CIK statement said.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
J&K Police's counter-intelligence wing detains 10 people in terror-linked case
The counter-intelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police has detained 10 people for allegedly using encrypted messaging applications for coordinating, financing and executing terror activities on the instructions of handlers from Pakistan , officials on Saturday said. The detentions were carried out during searches conducted by the Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) at multiple locations in the valley, they said. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Select a Course Category Design Thinking Leadership Technology Management Data Analytics Project Management MBA Cybersecurity Degree Product Management Healthcare Data Science Data Science PGDM MCA Digital Marketing others Finance Others Public Policy CXO Artificial Intelligence Skills you'll gain: Duration: 22 Weeks IIM Indore CERT-IIMI DTAI Async India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 25 Weeks IIM Kozhikode CERT-IIMK PCP DTIM Async India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 25 Weeks IIM Kozhikode CERT-IIMK PCP DTIM Async India Starts on undefined Get Details The officials said that searches were conducted at 10 locations across Kashmir by the CIK officers in a two-year-old terror-linked case registered under various sections of the ULA(P) Act read with Section 120-B of the IPC . by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like When the Camera Clicked at the Worst Possible Time Read More Undo Suspicious technical signatures were traced at 10 locations falling in Budgam, Pulwama, Ganderbal and Srinagar districts of Kashmir during the investigation of the case, they said. The officials said that the the suspects were found using suspected encrypted messaging applications. Live Events During further analysis, various suspects were found using a 'specific encrypted messaging application' which is widely used by terrorists/handlers from across for coordinating, financing and executing a variety of terrorist related activities, including recruitment into terrorist ranks, they said. "These individuals /users are suspected to be in touch with adversaries, including Abdullah Gazi, a Pak-based LeT/ JeM terrorist handler across the border," the officials said. Maintaining an element of surprise, the searches were meticulously planned and conducted in furtherance of the investigation by the CIK into this terrorist recruitment/financing module of the JeM/LeT terrorist outfit, operating from a known city in Pakistan which has been established by peeking into the server of encrypted messaging application, they said. The officials said that the terrorist commander/ handler was in continuous touch with these local Kashmiri youth and was reportedly trying to radicalise them for recruitment into terrorist ranks. The terrorist commander/handler is operating in close coordination with Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI , they said. The officials said that a large number of documentary evidence and digital devices having bearing on the investigation of the case were seized during searches. "So far, 10 suspects have been rounded up. Analysis of the data would follow and leads that would emerge would become the basis for further investigation," they added. The officials further said the operation is primarily aimed at prevention and saving the lives and careers of local youth from falling prey to the designs of terror organisations. "It is also aimed to uncover crucial evidence, curb illicit activities, prevent the misuse of communication devices such as mobile phones and dismantling the terror ecosystem in the UT by identifying terrorist associates/ Over Ground Workers (OGWs) supporting and abetting terrorism, and also ensuring legal action against them as envisaged by the law of the land," they added.
