Jammu, April 17
A resident of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district was arrested on Thursday in Samba district after three Pakistani phone numbers with incoming calls were found on his mobile phone.
Officials said, “Farooq Ahmed, a resident of Poonch district, was detained in Samba after three Pakistani phone numbers with incoming calls were found on his phone. He was spotted near the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, raising suspicions that led to his detention."
The Jammu and Kashmir Police are now investigating his connections to probe potential links to suspicious activities, the officials added.
No ISD calls are allowed from Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan for security reasons.
A massive ‘seek and destroy’ operation is going on in Kathua, Rajouri, Poonch, Kishtwar and Udhampur districts of Jammu division to trace terrorists and engage them in gunfights by the joint forces.
Last week, three Pakistani terrorists, including a top Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) outfit commander, Saifullah, were killed in a three-day operation in Kishtwar district.