Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh high court denies bail to accused in narco-terror case

JAMMU: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh precocious tribunal connected Tuesday rejected the bail exertion of an accused successful a narco-terrorism case. The petitioner, though nether 18 astatine the clip of arrest, was declared to beryllium tried arsenic an big owing to the sedate quality of the offences and his level of maturity arsenic assessed by the Juvenile Justice Board.The insignificant was named successful an FIR registered astatine Samba PS nether applicable sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, NDPS Act, Arms Act, Foreigners Act and Enemy Agents Ordinance.An SIA probe had revealed that the petitioner had been actively assisting his associates and participating successful the activities of an organised narco-terror gang, progressive successful the smuggling of narcotic drugs and firearms into India from Pakistan, the precocious tribunal was told.The kingpin of this pack was a Pakistan-based antheral codenamed ‘Rana’, who had been operating with a motive to incite subversive activities utilizing narcotics arsenic a panic currency. Rana had consistently been successful interaction with Gurpreet Singh alias Billa, different cardinal subordinate of this gang. They utilized to pass utilizing virtual numbers and different encrypted and highly blase applications installed successful their cellphones, specifically for the operation, the precocious tribunal was informed.

Billa’s links with Rana were corroborated by forensic investigations from surface recordings captured by Billa, who was arrested astatine a edifice successful Samba portion connected a video telephone with his Pakistani counterparts. The petitioner was Billa’s associate, the precocious tribunal was told.Justice Rajesh Sekhri observed that narco-terrorism was nary longer confined to cause and limb smuggling, but had emerged arsenic a caller beforehand of proxy warfare unleashed by adversaries from crossed the border.

The force has adopted a dual strategy of sending crossed drugs and weapons to endanger India’s economical security, incite subversive activities and disrupt the country’s societal fabric.The precocious tribunal noted that the petitioner had been actively assisting and participating successful the activities of an organised narco-terror module on with his associates, and thus, couldn’t beryllium allowed to reap the benefits of authorities to “defeat the ends of justice”.