SIA Arrests Fugitive Handler in Kashmir Narco-Terror Case After Three Years on the Run
Investigators link the module to Lashkar-e-Taiba using Karnah smuggling routes to finance militancy.
Overview
- Basharat Ali, son of Mohd Sadeeq from Tad Karnah, was arrested by an SIA team in Srinagar’s Bemina area.
- He had been evading arrest in FIR No. 19/2022 for about three years, according to the agency.
- The probe targets a Pakistan-sponsored network accused of moving narcotics and weapons across the border through the Karnah sector.
- Ali is the fourth proclaimed absconder held in this case, and investigators say the arrest is expected to help uncover additional linkages.
- SIA cites a broader 2025 drive to dismantle narco-terror financing, with arrests of key operatives and intensified focus on hawala channels and overground support networks.