ISI-Hizb in bid to smuggle in fake notes, narcotics
Currency notes and heroin is said to have originated from Swat valley.
By ET Bureau |
NEW DELHI: Pakistan���s intelligence network ISI and terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen have undertaken a mission to smuggle huge amounts of fake Indian currency and narcotics into India, possibly through Barmer in Rajasthan or the Bangladesh route, according to latest intelligence inputs.
The consignment of fake currency notes and heroin is said to have originated from the Swat valley and has already reached Karachi.
According to intelligence intercepts, two top smugglers ��� Javed Khan s/o Mir Khan and Saifullah Khan s/o Amir Khan, both residents of Sindh ��� have been tasked to carry the consignment into India. They are to be assisted by Mohammed Razad and Haji Karim of the Hizbul Mujahideen, which has already formed five teams for the smuggling mission.
The decision to pump fake currency and drugs into India was taken at a meeting between ISI officials and Hizbul Mujahideen commanders in Sindh in early June.
The meeting, attended by Major Nasir Khan of ISI and Jalaluddin of Hizbul Mujahideen, discussed four optional routes for smuggling in the consignment: Barmer, Punjab, Lolab Valley in Jammu & Kashmir and the international route through Bangladesh.
A subsequent meeting on June 22 ��� by when the consignment had already made its way into Karachi from Swat ��� is said to have narrowed down options to Barmer and Bangladesh. According to intelligence agencies, the Lashker-e-Toiba has offered logistical support for the Hizbul-ISI mission, with its handlers in India ready to grant shelter to smugglers when they enter India.
The information has been passed on to border-guarding forces, including the Army and BSF, which have been directed to step up vigil along borders, specially on the planned entry points of the smugglers.
The consignment of fake currency notes and heroin is said to have originated from the Swat valley and has already reached Karachi.
According to intelligence intercepts, two top smugglers ��� Javed Khan s/o Mir Khan and Saifullah Khan s/o Amir Khan, both residents of Sindh ��� have been tasked to carry the consignment into India. They are to be assisted by Mohammed Razad and Haji Karim of the Hizbul Mujahideen, which has already formed five teams for the smuggling mission.
The decision to pump fake currency and drugs into India was taken at a meeting between ISI officials and Hizbul Mujahideen commanders in Sindh in early June.
The meeting, attended by Major Nasir Khan of ISI and Jalaluddin of Hizbul Mujahideen, discussed four optional routes for smuggling in the consignment: Barmer, Punjab, Lolab Valley in Jammu & Kashmir and the international route through Bangladesh.
A subsequent meeting on June 22 ��� by when the consignment had already made its way into Karachi from Swat ��� is said to have narrowed down options to Barmer and Bangladesh. According to intelligence agencies, the Lashker-e-Toiba has offered logistical support for the Hizbul-ISI mission, with its handlers in India ready to grant shelter to smugglers when they enter India.
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The information has been passed on to border-guarding forces, including the Army and BSF, which have been directed to step up vigil along borders, specially on the planned entry points of the smugglers.
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