Hizbul and the ISI of Pak have a strong influence on who in the J & K Police force gets posted where

The Intelligence sleuths have unearthed the terrorist organisation Hizbul Mujahideen’s penetration in the Jammu and Kashmir State Police. As per telephonic intercepts caught by the Intelligence organisations, Hizbul’s local operators in the border areas were discussing with their leadership in Pakistan about the posting of certain police officers. The Intelligence Bureau came to know these details after tapping the phone conversation between Imtiaz Alam, the launching commander of Hizbul Mujahideen and Anas Shakeel, bodyguard of Hizbul Mujahideen Chief, Syed Salahuddin.

Imtiaz Alam was involved in the terror activities from early 2000, engaging in the infiltration of terrorists to India and in 2007 he was detained by the Pakistan Army’s Military Intelligence Directorate after he sent a twelve-man unit to reinforce his northern division commander, Mohammad Shafi Dar. Soon, though, Alam was released on ISI orders[1].

In February 2018, by intercepting Imtiaz Alam’s communication equipment, the Indian agencies found that he was in regular touch with high-ranking Pakistani Army & ISI officers. Most of the talks were about the new infiltration attempts during the summer season. Imtiaz Alam is in direct contact with Anas Shakeel, bodyguard of Hizbul Mujahideen Chief, Syed Salahuddin.

Some messages Imtiaz Alam sent to Anas Shakeel’s Pakistan number: +92 30050 53105 even discuss the posting of one J&K Police officer Athar in the sensitive region of Kupwara. Below are the messages passed from Imtiaz Alam to Anas Shakeel:

Message 1 Date: 13/02/2018 Time: 07:20:48 Name: Athar

Code: G M, Srinagarwalla

Officer in Special investigation team (SIT) of J& K Police

R/o: Kupwara

Currently Residing in police colony Bemina Srinagar.

Athar was appointed as field commander by Khursheed shb two years ago at the behest of field commander of that time who was also in field from two years at that time

Message 2 Date: 13/02/2018 Time: 07:21:50 Then the field commander of that time who introduced Athar @ G M himself went abroad and appointed Athar as his successor which means that he was also an agent of enemy. Please convey this message to Peer sahib and tell him to ask Khursheed shb how all this happened and how he appointed police officers as field commander’s without any information about them.

Intelligence Bureau has already alerted the J&K Police top brass about the “leakages” in the state police, cautioning the possibility of moles or sympathisers of Hizbul Mujahideen in the organisation.

Just a few days back, PGurus had reported the name of an Editor who was in constant contact with Lashkar-e-Taiba and Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence organisation[2].

References:

[1] Grim infiltration figures undermine troop-cut calls – Sep 29, 2016, The Hindu

[2] Intelligence agencies unearth Pakistan conduit Editor Muzaffar Khan from Kashmir – Apr 1, 2018, PGurus.com