NIA arrests 2 OGWs during probe of terror conspiracy case

jj correspondent

Srinagar, July 14: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested two alleged Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its shadow outfit “The Resistance Front” (TRF) during the probe of terror conspiracy case.
The arrests came on the heels of a series of raids conducted by the NIA at the residential premises of OGWs of the banned militant organizations and their newly-floated offshoots and affiliates in recent days. The NIA had seized several digital devices during the raids, which were scrutinized by the agency, as part of its investigations in the case .
The NIA identified the duo arrested as 20-year –old Mushaib Fayaz Baba alias Shoaib and Hilal Yaqoob Deva alias Sethi Soab, 35 both residents of Shopian district of J&K.
They said the duo were working for Pak-based Commanders and handlers of proscribed terrorist organizations, such as LeT and TRF.
“Investigations have revealed that two accused arrested today were in continuous contact with Pakistan-based Commanders and active members of various terrorist outfits through social media applications. They were working as OGWs of the terrorists, and had been actively involved in transporting weapons and funds from one place to another, on the directions of Pak based Commanders/handlers, as part of a bigger conspiracy,” the NIA spokesperson said.
It added that the conspiracy had been hatched by cadres and OGWs of various proscribed terrorist organizations in cohort with their Commanders based in Pakistan.
These cadres and OGWs were actively involved in the collection and distribution of huge consignments of narcotics, cash, small arms/weapons, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and other types of IEDs, including remote-controlled sticky bombs / magnetic bombs. Such terrorist hardware and IEDs are either delivered over drones or also assembled locally, for terrorist attacks in J&K, investigations have revealed.
The terror conspiracy was aimed at disturbing peace and communal harmony by carrying out terrorist acts and waging a war against the Government of India. As per NIA investigations, the terrorist outfits were involved in targeting of minorities, migrants and security personnel etc. The conspiracy had been hatched both physically and through cyberspace, by using secured encrypted social media apps. UNI