3 OGWs Held For Ferrying Cash To Kashmir For Terrorist Activities: Police

Three overground workers (OGWs) of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror operatives were arrested in the outskirts of Jammu city and cash worth Rs 43 lakh was recovered from them, which they were transporting for terror funding from Punjab to south Kashmir.

Jammu Senior Superintendent of Police Chandan Kohli said they acted on reliable information that a consignment of cash was being shifted to south Kashmir from Punjab and a special team was constituted that kept a checkpoint at Sidhra bridge in Nagrota area on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway.

During checking, the SSP said a vehicle bearing a Delhi registration number was stopped for checking.

The men travelling in the car were questioned about their movement but they could not give a satisfactory reply. After they were frisked and the vehicle thoroughly searched, two bags of cash were recovered, SSP said.

A total of Rs 43 lakh worth cash was recovered from their possession, he said.