Overview

• The State Investigation Agency apprehended Altaf Hussain Wagay, son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Wagay, a resident of Reban Gund, Behram, Shopian.
• The arrest is part of the probe under FIR No. 01/2025 registered at Police Station CI/SIA Kashmir under sections 13, 18, 18-B, 38 and 39.
• SIA alleges Wagay worked as an over-ground worker and sleeper cell for the proscribed Hizbul Mujahideen with direct links to a cross-border handler.
• Officials say he was directed to orchestrate terrorist and unlawful activities and to propagate anti-India narratives that incite disaffection and communal tensions.
• Authorities call the arrest a significant step toward dismantling radicalised sleeper cells linked to Pakistan-based handlers, with further investigation focused on the broader network in J&K.