Jammu, Dec 19 (KS): The Jammu and Kashmir Police have intensified action against Rohingyas and their facilitators, providing in different districts across Jammu region.
“In a decisive move aimed at ensuring national security and safeguarding the interests of the residents of Jammu and Kashmir, the J&K Police have taken stringent action against individuals found to be providing shelter to Rohingyas in the region. Thorough investigations and intelligence reports, it has come to light that certain elements have been involved in facilitating the illegal settlement of Rohingyas, posing potential threats to the security and socio-economic fabric of the UT of J&K. The presence of undocumented and unauthorized individuals not only poses security challenges but also has the potential to strain local resources”, said IGP Jammu Anand Jain, as per news agency Kashmir Scroll.
“In response to these findings, J&K Police have undertaken targeted operations to identify and apprehend the facilitators involved in providing shelter to Rohingyas. The actions taken are in accordance with the law and are aimed at maintaining law and order in the region. The facilitators, once apprehended, will be subject to legal proceedings, and any violation of laws about national security and immigration will be dealt with firmly”, the Police officer said.
An action was initiated against all those who have been facilitators in providing shelter and availing government benefits to the non-citizens of the country Rohingyas.”
The Police in Jammu region, as per Jain, have taken action against the Facilitators providing shelter to Rohingyas in the Jammu, Kishtwar, Doda, Poonch and Rajouri districts.
Regarding Jammu, the police officer said that action against the facilitators for providing shelter to Rohingyas by Jammu Police. Action was initiated against all those who have been facilitators in providing shelter and availing Govt. benefits to the non-citizens of the country Rohingyas.
The cases under FIR number 270 of P/S Satwari U/s 420/120 B/167/468/471/447 IPC, 14C Foreigners Act; FIR No. 352 of P/S Bahu Fort, U/s 420/120 B/167/468/471/447 IPC, 14C Foreigners Act; FIR No.107 of P/S Bagh-e-Bahu, U/s 420/120 B/167/468/471/447 IPC, 14C Foreigners Act; FIR No. 184 of P/S Channi Himmat, U/s 420/120 B/167/468/471/447 IPC, 14C Foreigners Act; FIR No. 191 of P/S Nowabad, U/s 420/120 B/167/468/471/447 IPC, 14C Foreigners Act; FIR no. 370 of P/S Domana, U/s 420/120 B/167/468/471/447 IPC, 14C Foreigners Act; FIR No. 527 of P/S Nagrota, U/s 420/120 B/167/468/471/447 IPC, 14C Foreigners Act, stand registered in different police stations across the region, the police officer informed.
“In these FIR’s people who are accused for providing shelter to the people of outside nation foreigners (Rohingyas).”
maintained, Passbooks were seized, Rent agreement between Rohingyas and owners of the Plot(facilitator), Aadhaar Card No. 379803635025 of one Rohingya lady who got married to a local boy has been seized, Credit Card and its information regarding who issued the Credit Card, Mobile phones of owners and Rohingyas were seized, Sims issued to Rohingyas by different individuals were seized, Revenue records of the owners where Rohingyas were staying were seized, Water and electricity bills details connecting owners to the Rohingyas by providing amenities to the Rohingyas, Vehicle RC Details used by Rohingyas, Bank documents among other incriminating material were seized. “Investigation into the matter is going on.”
Regarding District Poonch, three conspirators among 04 Persons arrested for Creating Fake Aadhar and Ration Card of Rohingya Men in Gursai area of Poonch.
procuring Indian identity documents”, the Police officer informed.
“During course of on-going investigation Police has conducted house searches and recovered incriminating materials which are seized as evidences.”
The District Police in extension to the action, also arrested several people for acting as facilitators of Rohingyas.
“JKP in district Rajouri arrested one person from Laam area of Nowshera for facilitating a Rohingya woman namely Haleema D/O Mohd Nazir R/O Mayanmar, A.P Narwal Bala, Jammu. The arrested person has been identified as Lal Din S/O Chidia, R/O Kampla Mohra, Tehsil Qila Darhal & District Rajouri”, informed Jain.
“A criminal case under FIR No. 215/2023 was registered at PS Nowshera under offences of Sections 420, 467 IPC & 14 Foreigners Act. During investigation one accused namely Haleema D/O Mohd Nazir R/O Mayanmar was arrested earlier by Police on 19.10.23 and later on released by Hon’ble Court of Law on bail on 30.10.23. Carrying forward the investigation into the instant FIR, the house of one Lal Din S/O Chidia R/O Mohra Kampla was searched and some important documents having evidentiary value have been seized in instant case”, the police officer informed.
“After collection of sufficient evidences indicating the involvement of Lal Din S/O Chidia in the instant case surfaced, police has arrested him and further questioning is going on”, he further said. (KS)