<p>A madrasa teacher was arrested in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly giving information related to security installations to Pakistan-based handlers involved in terror activities, officials said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Police said the man was working as an "enemy agent" and was booked under section 3 of the Enemy Agents Ordinance Act.</p>.<p>“On a joint input, police along with 11 Rashtriya Rifles arrested one person namely Abdul Wahid Gujjar of Chergi-Dool, working as an agent for Pakistan based intelligence agency.</p>.<p>"He used to provide secret information of various police establishments and security forces to a Pakistan-based handler through various social media platforms,” police said in a statement.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/three-terror-splinter-groups-operating-in-rajouri-poonch-efforts-on-nuetralise-them-police-1141618.html" target="_blank">Three terror splinter groups operating in Rajouri-Poonch, efforts on nuetralise them: Police</a></strong></p>.<p>The police claimed that he had confessed his involvement and some more arrests are expected in the case in the near future.</p>.<p>Earlier, officials identified the arrested person as Qari Abdul Wahid (25), who was also performing the duties of a maulvi (prayer leader).</p>.<p>Wahid was staying at the madrasa at Dadpeth village along with his wife and a seven-month-old son. He was working as a teacher there, the officials said.</p>.<p>Terming his arrest a "major breakthrough", the officials said initially military intelligence gathered information about the presence of a suspect who was passing information across the border.</p>.<p>Wahid came on the radar of different security agencies that worked together to identify and arrest the accused. He was called for questioning last week, they said.</p>.<p>During interrogation by police, military intelligence and State Investigation Agency (SIA), Wahid admitted to having been working for lesser-known terror group Kashmir Janbaz Force (KJF) since December 2020 and passing on videos and photos of security installations, the officials said.</p>.<p>Wahid was "inclined towards terrorism" and came in contact with self-styled KJF commander Tayyab Farooqi alias Umar Khatab on social media. He became an active member of the group online, besides offering to be an active terrorist, they said.</p>.<p>He was in regular contact with some unidentified people, possibly Pakistani intelligence operatives, who offered him money and new phones for motivating local youth to join terrorism, the officials said.</p>
<p>A madrasa teacher was arrested in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly giving information related to security installations to Pakistan-based handlers involved in terror activities, officials said on Saturday.</p>.<p>Police said the man was working as an "enemy agent" and was booked under section 3 of the Enemy Agents Ordinance Act.</p>.<p>“On a joint input, police along with 11 Rashtriya Rifles arrested one person namely Abdul Wahid Gujjar of Chergi-Dool, working as an agent for Pakistan based intelligence agency.</p>.<p>"He used to provide secret information of various police establishments and security forces to a Pakistan-based handler through various social media platforms,” police said in a statement.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/three-terror-splinter-groups-operating-in-rajouri-poonch-efforts-on-nuetralise-them-police-1141618.html" target="_blank">Three terror splinter groups operating in Rajouri-Poonch, efforts on nuetralise them: Police</a></strong></p>.<p>The police claimed that he had confessed his involvement and some more arrests are expected in the case in the near future.</p>.<p>Earlier, officials identified the arrested person as Qari Abdul Wahid (25), who was also performing the duties of a maulvi (prayer leader).</p>.<p>Wahid was staying at the madrasa at Dadpeth village along with his wife and a seven-month-old son. He was working as a teacher there, the officials said.</p>.<p>Terming his arrest a "major breakthrough", the officials said initially military intelligence gathered information about the presence of a suspect who was passing information across the border.</p>.<p>Wahid came on the radar of different security agencies that worked together to identify and arrest the accused. He was called for questioning last week, they said.</p>.<p>During interrogation by police, military intelligence and State Investigation Agency (SIA), Wahid admitted to having been working for lesser-known terror group Kashmir Janbaz Force (KJF) since December 2020 and passing on videos and photos of security installations, the officials said.</p>.<p>Wahid was "inclined towards terrorism" and came in contact with self-styled KJF commander Tayyab Farooqi alias Umar Khatab on social media. He became an active member of the group online, besides offering to be an active terrorist, they said.</p>.<p>He was in regular contact with some unidentified people, possibly Pakistani intelligence operatives, who offered him money and new phones for motivating local youth to join terrorism, the officials said.</p>