Three with Bhatti links held in J&K, one in Punjab; items ‘drone-dropped from Pakistan’ seized

Three with Bhatti links held in J&K, one in Punjab; items 'drone-dropped from Pakistan' seized Authorities stated the Pakistani gangster applied to send them consignments of arms, ammunition and narcotics through drone.

Key points

• The arrested persons included two residents of Talhar, both called Ajay Kumar who went by the aliases Rabb and Sam, respectively, and one Rahul from Treva.
• Police asserted they have seized an Italian-made Bretta pistol along with two magazines and four live rounds, besides 500 grams of heroin and opium each from them.
• Police asserted the accused had links with Pakistan-based gangster Shahzad Bhatti.

What happened

For context, the Jammu & Kashmir Police on Tuesday asserted to have arrested four residents, including a Punjab resident, for allegedly being members of a cross-border narco-terror module with links in Pakistan. Police asserted the accused had links with Pakistan-based gangster Shahzad Bhatti.

Meanwhile, the arrested persons included two residents of Talhar, both called Ajay Kumar who went by the aliases Rabb and Sam, respectively, and one Rahul from Treva.

The bottom line

Taken together, the developments around three with Bhatti links held in J&K, one in Punjab; items 'drone point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.