CIK detains 5 over SIM card smuggling for terrorists in jails

Posted by admin_kas on 2025-02-04 17:04:23 |

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Srinagar Feb 04: The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) on Tuesday detained five suspects involved in transportation and smuggling of Sim cards to terrorists lodged in different jails.

As per the official handout, the arrests were made in connection with the investigation of case FIR No. 06/2023 u/s 153-A, 505, 121 & 120-B IPC r/w 13 & 39 UA (P) Act of Police Station CI-K.

"Five individuals were detained for interrogation and questioning for their involvement in a criminal conspiracy hatched with anti-national elements aiming at procuring, transportation and smuggling of SIM cards inside the Central Jail premises for its use by the jail inmates which include those involved in terrorism and Narco-terrorism," the official handout reads.

It further reads that Police Station CIK had earlier carried out searches inside the Central Jail premises wherein it was found that these suspects in connivance with some inmates procured and transported SIM cards inside the Jail for its use in different terror related activities.

"The role of PoS, vendors of different Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) who have issued these SIM cards is being ascertained and further arrests are expected," the official handout reads.

It reads that the suspects detained belong to the areas of Dawoodpora Anantnag, Qamarwari Srinagar, Nathpora, Kaloosa, Bandipora and Kursu Padshahibagh, Srinagar.