Arms dropped by drones were meant for Kashmir
KZF MODULE Investigators say the accused were awaiting directions from Pak handlers to deliver the cache in J&K
CHANDIGARH:: The huge cache of arms, including five AK-47 rifles, and satellite phones dropped in Tarn Taran by drones from Pakistan, were mostly meant for Jammu and Kashmir, reveals the initial probe by Punjab Police.
However, it is still not clear how the Khalistani Zindabad Force (KZF) planned to carry the weapons to Jammu and Kashmir. “The interrogation of the accused has revealed that they were yet to get the further directions from the handlers sitting in Pakistan to deliver the cache in J&K,” an official said. Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta said the probe is being conducted on various angles keeping in mind the delivery of arms in neighbouring states.
NIA JOINS PROBE
“National Investigation Agency (NIA) has joined the probe and we are trying to connect different dots in our investigation,” said Gupta. However, the DGP categorically said there is ample evidence that delivery of arms was backed by Pakistani army.
The DGP said ever since India scrapped Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, activities across the border in Punjab have increased manifold.
‘DRONES USED REPEATEDLY’
The probe has hinted that drones were being used to deliver arms for the past few days. The interrogation of the accused has also disclosed that drones were sent to different locations in Tarn Taran and arms delivered from Pakistan were dropped at specific locations.
The probe team has also taken into consideration an old case of drone movement, which was spotted in April this year near Rattoke village in Tarn Taran district, which is around 1 km from the fencing line at the Indiapakistan border. Indian forces had tried to shoot the drone but the matter was kept secret, the official said.