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Bandipora Police bust alleged prison-linked JKIM module; six arrested, including four women

Srinagar, Oct 24 (UNI) Police in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday claimed to have busted a clandestine module of the banned Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen, allegedly run on the instructions of a Pakistan-based handler, and arrested six people, including four women.
Police said the module spread separatist ideology and propaganda, with women allegedly a key target.
Police also point to suspected prison-based coordination, covert meetings and financial transactions, which they are probing as possible funding links.
Of the six accused arrested, two are from Handwara in Kupwara district, while the remaining four are from Bandipora district.
Those arrested were identified as Waheed Ahmad Bhat of Kachloo Qazipora, Handwara, described by police as the main accused; Mubeena Bano of Dachigam, Bandipora; Kushboo Jan of Check Panzigam, Bandipora; Mehak Jan, of Check Panzigam, Bandipora; Aliya Jan of Check Panzigam, Bandipora; and Irfan Ahmed Reshi alias Rayees, of Ananwan, Handwara.
A case, FIR No. 168/2026, has been registered at Police Station Bandipora under Sections 10 and 13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, as amended.
Police said the investigation is continuing.
The Centre in 2025 banned Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen , for five years for alleged anti-national activities, “supporting terrorism and fuelling secessionist activities.”
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