• Tracking device installed on bailed out LeT terror associate in Uri
• Similar cases will accessed, more trackers to be deployed accordingly: Police
Srinagar, May 29: After successful test on drug peddlers, the Jammu and Kashmir police Wednesday set-up the GPS anklet on under trial terror associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit in Uri sector of Baramulla district in north Kashmir, officials said.
A police spokesman said that in compliance to an order received from the Court, police in Baramulla affixed a GPS tracking device on an under trial terror associate who was enlarged on bail in a UA(P) case of Police Station Uri.
“The accused was arrested in case FIR No 104/2023 under section 13, 18, 18B, 20, 23, 40 UA(P) Act,120 B IPC, 7/25 Arms Act of Police Station Uri and has been enlarged bail by the Court,” he said.
The police said that the GPS anklet will be used to monitor the movement of the said terror associate and ensure that he doesn’t violate the bail conditions.
A police officer said after getting good response on GPS trackers on NDPS accused out on bail. From Kupwara to Kathua, this initiative was widely appreciated and was hailed for its unique tracking system.
“This is the first time we have used a GPS tracking device on an under-trial terror associate released on bail from Police Station Uri. We are assessing similar cases, and more trackers will be deployed accordingly,” he said.
J&K police is the first in the country to introduce GPS tracking to keep a tab on the activities of the terror associate on bail.
