Pakistan is sending message to terrorists in Indian jails through drug addicts, ISI conspiracy exposed

New Delhi: Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI is allegedly infiltrating people into India in the form of drug addicts or mentally challenged persons so that they can be used to send important messages to hardcore terrorists lodged in the country’s jails. Officials said that since July this year, more than 10 such cases have been reported in which Pakistani citizens have entered India from their country and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Officials said that many of them have been sent to jails in Jammu, Punjab and Rajasthan.

These people work like messengers of ISI

Officials said security agencies suspect that these people act as messengers of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), tasked with delivering important messages to jailed terrorists wherever possible. he/she said that interrogation of these people revealed that they have been trained in counter-insurgency techniques to withstand interrogation by security personnel.

The behavior of those caught raised suspicion

The behavior of those held has raised suspicion among officials and officials said the scant information and vague answers they provided indicate a potentially larger agenda behind their infiltration. he/she explained that the use of mobile phones and the Internet leaves behind electronic evidence, which can expose both government and non-government conspiracies operating across the border. he/she told that due to this ISI has adopted this new method.

Women and minors involved in infiltration strategy

According to officials, the infiltration strategy reportedly involves women and minors, who may also act as ‘courier’. In a notable incident in July, a minor from Attock in Pakistan was caught in Punjab, he/she said. Officials said that during the search, the security personnel found a wet paper written in Arabic language, although it was not readable.

Connection to drug trafficking

he/she told that the infiltration strategy of ISI has been linked to drug trafficking. he/she said that in one case in Rajasthan’s Bijnor village, a mentally challenged Pakistani national, during intense interrogation, finally revealed that he/she had been smuggled into India by two Pakistani drug lords, Sarfaraz Johia and Nawaz. Was hired to facilitate and gather information about the deployment of BSF troops.

Security forces arrested many people

he/she said that in another recent incident, a Pakistani youth named Mohammad Asad from Lahore came to the Zero Line on his/her motorcycle and waited to be arrested by the BSF. They said that during interrogation, he/she claimed that he/she had a family dispute over his/her girlfriend.

Officials said Asad, who was later sent to jail, was working as a ‘courier’. Officials said security agencies have requested additional custody for extended interrogation. In October, a 31-year-old man identifying himself as Shahid Imran entered India through the Jammu sector and claimed he/she wanted to go to the Kali temple for marriage, officials said.

What is the provision of punishment in such cases?

Officials said that cases are usually registered against such infiltrators under the Foreigners Act and the Passport Act, which carry a jail sentence ranging from two years to eight years, and after which they are deported back to their country. Is.

Courier operations were also done through Samjhauta Express.

he/she said that in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the ISI used the Samjhauta Express, the rail link between India and Pakistan, for covert courier operations, hiring people known as ride operators. Went. This train service continued till February 2019. According to officials, ride-hailing operators played a key role in drug smuggling and transportation of money to fund terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, as well as Punjab.

However, these were effectively stopped after the authorities took action, whereby many persons involved in such activities were arrested and sent to jail. According to officials, recent developments show that ISI’s current method of sending couriers reflects these past strategies. Officials said the infiltration tactics being adopted now are reminiscent of the past, as the intelligence agency finds new ways to evade law and deliver vital communications and resources across the border.