Police conduct raids across Jammu division, several OGWs, terror suspects arrested

Jammu, Nov 26: Police on Tuesday said that it conducted massive raids across Jammu division and arrested several Over Ground Workers.

In a handout to GNS, the police said that in a significant crackdown on terror networks, the Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted a series of searches and raids across the Jammu region. The operations were aimed at identifying, tracking, and apprehending Over ground Workers (OGWs) and other terror suspects involved in providing support to terrorist outfits, including managing the logistics, recruitment, and facilitating the movement of arms, ammunition, and funds.

According to police spokesman, these searches were conducted at multiple locations, including residential houses and hideouts, based on specific intelligence inputs. In district Rajouri, searches were conducted in 9 locations: Thanamandi, Darhal, Kalakote, Manjakote, and Dharamsal areas. 12 similar search raids were conducted in different locations of district Poonch—Surankote, Mandi, Poonch, Mendhar, and Gursai. These are part of investigations into two separate cases registered at Thanamandi Police Station in 2013 and Rajouri Police Station this year. The cases pertain to a terrorist network active in the border district linked to proscribed terrorist organizations like Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) trying to activate OGWs to initiate, organize, and execute terror-related activities.

In district Udhampur, police conducted extensive searches at 25 locations in the Basantgarh area, including Rai Chak, Chaka, Kadwah, Morha, Kund, Khaned, Ponara, Loudhra, and Sang. 10 similar search raids were conducted in different locations of district Reasi-Puni, Gulabgarh, Arnas, Panassa, and Mahore-Chasana. These searches were carried out as part of an investigation linked to Case FIR No. 27/2024 registered at Police Station Basantgarh, he said.

The action resulted in the arrest of several OGWs and terror suspects. Incriminating materials, including electronic devices, documents, unaccounted cash, weapons, and ammunition, were also recovered during the searches. The searches were carried out meticulously, with due care taken to avoid any collateral damage or inconvenience to innocent civilians, he said.

“Investigations will continue based on the material and information gathered during the raids. Further operations are planned to target any remaining elements attempting to disrupt peace in the region,” remarked the ADGP. He also urged citizens to report any suspicious activity or individuals in their vicinity and help security forces to strengthen collective efforts against terrorism. He emphasized that police will continue to conduct intelligence-based operations to dismantle terror modules, reads the statement.