BANDIPORA: Bandipora Police have claimed to have dismantled an alleged clandestine network linked to the banned organisation Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen, with six persons arrested so far in connection with the case.
According to police, the preliminary investigation points to suspected efforts to promote separatist ideology, coordinate activities through prison-linked contacts and mobilise women for propaganda-related activities. Investigators are also probing the alleged involvement of a Pakistan-based handler, covert meetings and suspected financial transactions.
Police said the investigation is examining possible links between individuals outside prison and contacts reportedly operating from within prison facilities, along with the suspected communication channels, funding arrangements and the extent of the network’s activities.
A case has been registered under FIR No. 168/2026 under Sections 10 and 13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, as amended, at Police Station Bandipora.
The six arrested persons have been identified as Mubeena Bano, daughter of Gh Ahmad Dar, a resident of Dachigam, Bandipora; Waheed Ahmad Bhat, son of Mohd Maqbool Bhat, a resident of Bhat Mohallah, Kachloo Qazipora, Handwara, Kupwara district; Kushboo Jan, daughter of Ab Rashid Sheikh, a resident of Check Panzigam, Bandipora; Mehak Jan, daughter of Mohd Sultan Sheikh, a resident of Check Panzigam, Bandipora; Aliya Jan, daughter of Ab Rashid Sheikh, also from Check Panzigam, Bandipora; and Irfan Ahmed Reshi, alias Rayees, son of Gh Nabi Reshi, a resident of Ananwan, Handwara.
Police said further investigation is underway to establish the complete chain of alleged connections, determine the individual roles of the arrested persons and ascertain whether others were involved.
