Jammu: The NIA will seek remand of a deputy superintendent of Jammu jail who was arrested a day ago for a conspiracy to motivate youth to cross over to Pakistan for terror training.
The arrested Dy superintendent of jail, Feroze Ahmad Lone will be produced before the special National Investigation Agency court in Jammu later on Wednesday for his remand. The court later remanded Lone to NIA custody for further interrogation.
Lone was arrested by the central investigative agency from Amphalla jail in Jammu on Tuesday in connection with criminal conspiracy.
Sources in the NIA said that Lone was arrested following disclosures made by an arrested terrorist, Ishaq Palla who is from Shopian district.
Palla had told the investigating agency that Lone, then posted in Srinagar Central Jail, was part of the conspiracy to motivate youth cross over to Pakistan for obtaining training in handling firearms to carry out terrorist activities in the valley.