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*Two Cross-LoC Traders Arrested: NIA*

Srinagar, June 28 (GNS): National Investigation Agency(NIA) on Tuesday said that it arrested two erstwhile cross-LoC traders.

“Yesterday (27.6.2022), NIA arrested two accused persons namely Tanveer Ahmad Wani son of Ghulam Ahmad Wani of Achagoza Rajpora Pulwama and Peer Arshad Iqbal alias Ashu son of Peer Gayasuddin of Khwaja Bagh, Baramulla in case RC-17/2016/NIA/DLI,” NIA said in a statement to GNS.

According to NIA, the case pertains to the alleged generation of extra profits through cross LoC trade mechanism between J&K and PaK and purportedly using of those funds for fomenting militant activities in Jammu & Kashmir.

The trade was started in the year 2008 via two Trade Facilitation Centres (TFCs) located at Salamabad, Uri in Baramulla District and Chakan-da-Bagh in Poonch district. As per the SOP of the trade mechanism, 21 articles were allowed to be traded between PaK and J&K and was based on barter system.

“During investigation, it has been revealed that extra profit was generated by over-invoicing of export articles and under-invoicing of import articles by the traders,” NIA claimed.

The arrested accused are “cross-border LoC traders” and were handling several cross LoC trade firms registered in their own names or in the names of their friends, =family members, relatives etc, NIA said. “They used to provide funds to the members of various (militant) organisations, OGWs, Stone-pelters etc,” NIA said, adding, “Further investigation in the case continues.” (GNS)
*SIM Card Misuse: SIA book SIM Card Vendor in Kupwara*

Srinagar, June 28:(GNS)
State Investigation Agency of J&K Police on Tuesday in a crackdown against misuse of SIM cards and their fraudulent sale has booked a SIM card vendor in Kupwara district of North Kashmir.

In a statement to GNS, the SIA said that in the face of ever increasing misuse of SIM cards by militants, their OGW associates, narcotics smugglers and other criminals, SIA of J&K Police, today on 28-06-2022, conducted searches at two locations in Kupwara district of UT of J&K in connection with case FIR No. 14/2022 U/s 13 UA(P) Act, 120-B, 420,468,471 IPC of Police Station SIA/CIK, Srinagar.

The statement further stated that the two premises belonged to Javid Ahmad Bhat son of Ali Mohammad Bhat resident of Mohalla Gunwari Gugloosa, Kupwara, who is the proprietor of “Bhat Telecom” who sold these SIM cards in violation of department of Telecom regulations and in a manner that amounts to forgery and cheating.

The basic allegation that has triggered the criminal investigation is that the proprietor of“Bhat Telecom” as a part of criminal conspiracy hatched with OGWs, sympathizers of terrorist organizations, and narcotic smugglers are involved in preparing and selling of SIM cards of various telecom companies by using fraudulent and dishonest methods. Prima facie evidence has become available to show that forging of records has taken place wherein photos of a single person has been used to prepare multiple SIM cards with different names and identities. It is being investigated if this is the only method or other ways and means have been adopted for forging required documents for obtaining SIM cards, he said.

Investigation have been initiated to find out who all have used these fraudulently prepared Sim cards and how many of them have been used by militants, their associates, drug smugglers, arms and ammunition smugglers and also those who have been dealing with terror funding especially dumping the proceeds of sale of narcotics in different bank accounts, he said.

During searches conducted today, incriminating materials such as digital devices, SIM cards, SD cards, Compact disks, bank transaction slips and documents having a bearing on the investigation have been recovered and seized, he said.

CID is also coordinating similar investigations by various police stations across J&K pertaining to as many as 14000 SIM cards that have been fraudulently issued by stealing identities and forging records. Out of about 28 thousand SIM card vendors, more than a thousand vendors are under scanner for issuing these fraud SIM cards to fictitious persons. While the SIM cards have been deactivated, their subscribers on papers are being identified on the basis of available truncated particulars. They would be questioned to reach to the actual users, revealed sources within SIA. Technology and call records would also be used to pinpoint the actual users. Competent courts of law are being approached with prayers to summon records that would facilitate in finding out if a SIM card was ever used by a listed militant or a known OGW or a drug smuggler or inside a jail. Those SIM card sellers and subscribers who would voluntarily cooperate would be entitled to benefits available under law, he said.

PoS vendors selling SIM cards, said a senior officer in SIA, have no option but to tighten their belts and cannot escape liability especially when it’s proved that the SIM card they have prepared against forged documents has been used by militants and cross border criminals. Similarly subscribers also would come under legal liability of aiding and abetting crime especially if their cards have been used inside jails or used to communicate to terrorist handlers sitting across in Pakistan, said a senior SIA investigator, he said.
CID Is also planning to request Department of telecommunication to extend the facility (TAFCOP) to J&K that has been made available by DoT to many states wherein a subscriber can check online through a special portal if SIM cards are being used by unknown persons against his name and without his knowledge reads the statement.(GNS)
*Srinagar swelters in season’s hottest day as mercury shoots up in J&K*

*GNS Desk*

Srinagar, June 28 (GNS): The mercury maintained an upward trend across Jammu and Kashmir with Srinagar recording season’s hottest day on Tuesday at 33.2°C. The summer capital of the J&K was second hottest places in the Valley after Kupwara town which recorded maximum of 33.5°C, a meteorological department official told GNS.

Today’s temperature was 2.6°C above normal and third highest in the last 12 years in Srinagar. On 9 June 2021, Srinagar recorded 34.7°C. The highest June temperature in Srinagar in the last 12 years was 35°C recorded on 3 June 2018. The highest ever June temperature in Srinagar was 37.8°C , recorded on 29 June 1978.

Meanwhile, Qazigund recorded a maximum of 32.0°C against 32.4°C on the previous day. The temperature was 3.1°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he said.

Pahalgam recorded a maximum of 28.2°C against 27.6°C on the previous day. The temperature was 2.2°C above normal for the famous resort in south Kashmir during this time of the season, he said.

Kokernag recorded a maximum of 31.5°C against 30.5°C on the previous day. It was 3.4°C above normal for the place in south Kashmir during this time of the season, the official said.

Gulmarg recorded a maximum of 23.2°C against 22.8°C on the previous night, the official said. While 21.6°C is normal for the world famous skiing resort during this time of the season, the official said that the temperature was 1.6°C above normal for the famous place in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

Jammu recorded a maximum of 39.6°C against 39.0°C on the previous night, the official said.

The temperature was 1.9°C above normal for J&K’s winter capital, he said. Banihal recorded a maximum of 30.4°C, Batote 29.2°C, Katra 35.6°C while Bhadarwah had a minimum of 33.5°C, the official said.

Mainly dry weather has been forecast over Jammu and Kashmir in the next 24 hours. Isolated to scattered light rains and thundershowers have been predicted by the MeT office in subsequent 48 hours. (GNS)
*J&K Reports 68 New Covid-19 Cases, Active Tally 405*

Nadeem Nadu

Srinagar, June 28 (GNS): Jammu and Kashmir reported 68 new infections in the last 24 hours that pushed overall tally to 454933 while the death toll remained at 4756 with no fatality due to the virus during the time, officials said on Tuesday.

They said that 53 cases were reported from Jammu division and 15 from Kashmir division.

Giving district wise details, Jammu reported 44 cases, Srinagar 14, Samba four, Udhampur three, two from Kathua, and one from Kupwara.

Among the total cases of 454933, 166944 are from Jammu division and 287989 from Kashmir.

There was no death due to the pathogen reported in the last 24 hours, they said. So far 4756 persons have succumbed to the virus—2331 in Jammu and 2425 in Kashmir.

Besides, they said, 22 Covid-19 patients recovered during the last 24 hours—eight from Jammu division and 14 from Kashmir Valley. So far 449772 people have recovered, leaving the active case tally at 405— 285 in Jammu and 120 in Kashmir.

The officials told GNS there was no new confirmed case of mucormycosis (black fungus) reported today. So far 51 black fungus cases have been confirmed in J&K, the officials said. They also informed that 11030 doses of covid-19 vaccine were administered during the time in J&K. (GNS)