JAMMU, July 10: In a significant breakthrough, the Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) arrested one person, TarunBehal, on Wednesday in connection with aalleged money laundering case exceeding Rs100 crores. The arrest took place in the ChanniHimmat area of Jammu.
A police spokesman stated that a case had been registered at a local police station under various sections of the Official Secrets Act. The ChanniHimmat police station received information from reliable sources about a secret document issued by police headquarters, containing security details, being circulated in WhatsApp groups “The Sree Times” and “Aasman Newspaper,” both allegedly managed by TarunBehal with the intent to spread misinformation.
Sources confirmed that the arrested person is allegedly involved in money laundering activities amounting to over Rs. 100 crores. “Many bank accounts of the accused have been detected during the course of the investigation,” a senior police official informed Rising Kashmir, while requesting anonymity.
The senior police officer also indicated that the possibility of money laundering exceeding Rs. 100 crores cannot be ruled out, as the investigation has revealed several bank accounts of the accused in different banks.
An FIR has been registered under sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act, as well as sections 49 (punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment) and 353 (statements conducing to public mischief) of the BharatiyaNyayaSanhita (BNS). TarunBehal has been taken into police remand for four days as the investigation continues.
