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J&K cop in the dock for leaking sensitive information to Pakistan

Director General of Police K Rajendra Kumar admitted to DNA that some negligence took place. “There is some negligence. We are inquiring into it,” Kumar said.

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A Jammu and Kashmir police officer is under scanner for allegedly leaking sensitive information about the security force deployment in the state during the current unrest to Pakistani players. A high-level probe has been ordered to unravel the truth. Sources said the leak could have compromised the safety and security of the personnel deployed to maintain law and order in the state.

Director General of Police K Rajendra Kumar admitted to DNA that some negligence took place. “There is some negligence. We are inquiring into it,” Kumar said.

The lid was blown off the conspiracy when a call from Pakistan was traced to the officer. The caller introduced himself as a senior army officer, wanting to know the details of deployment of the police and paramilitary forces in the state.

Intelligence agencies immediately informed the police higher-ups, who swung into action and found that the caller was from Pakistan. “This is a sensitive issue because the call came from Pakistan. How was the officer not able to track the call?” said an officer.

More than 88 people have been killed and over 13,000 others have been injured since the unrest began on July 8, after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) leader Burhan Wani. The injured included over 6,000 police and paramilitary personnel.

Meanwhile, according to some unconfirmed reports, the police officer concerned has been placed under suspension. An officer said, “It is not an issue of a particular individual. We need to see the chain of the events. We need to look into the background. We need to find whether there were more persons involved. We need to see whether it was willful fault or negligence.”

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