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Fresh Threat Letters Put Alleged ISI Fronts Under Scrutiny
Indian officials say Pakistan’s spy agency, called the ISI, may be using local groups in Jammu and Kashmir to collect private information.
They allege that some groups pretend to help society while secretly gathering addresses, phone numbers and workplace details.
Officials say this information is sent to people across the border.
They believe it can help plan attacks and frighten communities.
Recent letters and social media posts have reportedly threatened Kashmiri Pandits.
The letters are said to target people thinking about returning to the Valley or raising children there.
Officials say the messages demand that Pandits leave, convert or face death.
They also say newer letters contain precise information about people inside and outside Jammu and Kashmir.
The reports say these tactics are meant to discourage Kashmiri Pandits from returning.
Indian officials allege that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence is creating local fronts in Jammu and Kashmir to gather residents’ personal information.
Officials identified the United Liberation Council as an alleged front that masquerades as a social organisation while collecting sensitive details.
The reported information includes workplaces, addresses, phone numbers and victims’ locations, which officials say can be shared with handlers across the border.
Recent threat letters and social media posts reportedly target Kashmiri Pandits considering relocation or raising children in the Valley.
Officials say the letters demand that Kashmiri Pandits leave, convert or face death, and aim to deter their return to the Valley.
- Who
- Indian intelligence and security officials, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence, alleged local front organisations including the United Liberation Council, and Kashmiri Pandits.
- What
- Officials allege that ISI-backed fronts collect personal information for potential attacks and that threat letters intimidate Kashmiri Pandits.
- Where
- Jammu and Kashmir, particularly the Kashmir Valley; some letters reportedly contain information about Pandits living outside the region.
- When
- Recent letters and social media posts are circulating; officials said similar letters have appeared in the past and at regular intervals.
- Why
- Officials say the information supports attack planning, while the threats seek to spread fear and deter Kashmiri Pandits from returning.
Key facts
- Alleged agency
- Inter-Services Intelligence, Pakistan’s spy agency
- Named alleged front
- United Liberation Council
- Reported information collected
- Workplaces, residential addresses, phone numbers and precise locations
- Reported targets
- Kashmiri Pandits, including people considering relocation or raising children in the Valley
- Reported methods
- Threat letters and social media posts
- Threat reportedly issued
- Leave, convert or face death
- Officials’ stated purpose
- Supporting hit jobs, planning terror attacks and spreading fear and panic
Sources
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