SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday said that a suspect involved in an Unlawful Activities case was arrested with the help of a facial recognition system in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
“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.
The swift identification and apprehension of the suspect highlight the effectiveness of advanced surveillance technologies including the Facial Recognition System, in enhancing security and maintaining law and order, police said.
