PO involved in drug smuggling case arrested

The Jammu and Kashmir Police and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have successfully apprehended a proclaimed offender in North Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. A J&K police spokesperson said police in north Kashmir’s Handwara, in collaboration with the National Investigation...

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Jammu, Updated At : 05:08 AM Nov 21, 2024 IST

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The Jammu and Kashmir Police and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have successfully apprehended a proclaimed offender in North Kashmir, police said on Wednesday.

A J&K police spokesperson said police in north Kashmir’s Handwara, in collaboration with the National Investigation Agency (NIA), successfully apprehended a proclaimed offender, Muneer Ahmad Banday, a resident of Handwara, who was carrying a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh.

The accused had been evading arrest since June 2020 and was involved in a multi-million drug smuggling case, which had significant implications for funding illegal activities.

His arrest marks a major success for police and other security agencies in the fight against organised crime and narco-terrorism, the police said. “Further investigation into the case is going on,” the police spokesperson said.

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