BANDIPORA — Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested six people, including four women, for their alleged involvement in a clandestine module linked to the banned organisation Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, police said on Saturday.
According to a statement issued to the news agency KNO, a police spokesperson said the investigation had revealed suspected links between the accused and a Pakistan-based handler, prison-based coordination, covert meetings and alleged financial transactions aimed at propagating separatist ideology and an anti-national agenda.
A case has been registered at Bandipora police station under Sections 10 and 13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), under FIR No. 168/2026, the spokesperson said.
The arrested persons have been identified as Mubeena Banoo of Dachigam in Bandipora; Waheed Ahmad Bhat of Handwara in Kupwara district; Kushboo Jan, Mehak Jan and Aliya Jan, all residents of Check Panzigam in Bandipora; and Irfan Ahmed Reshi, alias Rayees, of Ananwan in Handwara.
Police alleged that the network operated under the direction of a Pakistan-based handler and involved prison-based contacts and meetings intended to propagate separatist ideology.
Further investigation into the case is underway, the spokesperson said.
