&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "UAPA suspect arrested using facial recognition system in J&K's Anantnag")
In a major breakthrough, Anantnag Police have arrested a suspicious individual identified as Muneeb Mushtaq Sheikh, son of Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh and a resident of Malik Mohalla, Drangbal Pampore. The arrest was made at the X-Ray Point in Ganishbal after he was flagged by the Facial Recognition System (FRS) installed by the J&K Police.
“Police in Anantnag successfully apprehended a suspicious individual identified as Muneeb Mushtaq Sheikh son of Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh resident of Malik Mohalla Drangbal Pampore. The arrest was made after the suspect was detected at the X-Ray Point, Ganishbal, through the Facial Recognition System (FRS) installed by J&K Police,” a police spokesperson said in statement.
The spokesman further said that upon detection, the individual was immediately taken into custody and shifted to Police Station Pahalgam for further verification. “Subsequent inquiries revealed that Muneeb Mushtaq Sheikh is involved in Case FIR No. 28/2021 registered under Sections 16, 18, 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UA(P)A] and Sections 4/5 of the Explosive Substances Act of Police Station Pampore,” police said.
Police said the swift identification and arrest of the suspect underscore the effectiveness of advanced surveillance technologies, including the Facial Recognition System, in strengthening security and upholding law and order.
Meanwhile, a landslide along the Baltal route of the Amarnath Yatra in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday (July 16) claimed the life of a woman pilgrim and left three others injured. All injured were immediately taken to the Baltal base camp hospital where the woman identified as Sona Bai (55), a resident of Rajasthan was declared dead on arrival, said police officials, according to news agency PTI. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and their state counterparts, SDRF, were then immediately deployed to the accident site to evacuate people.
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