Jammu and Kashmir Police becomes first police in India to use GPS tracker anklets for terror accused released on bail
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Jammu and Kashmir Police has introduced GPS tracker anklet to keep an eye on terrorist accused released on bail in the Union Territory. With this, Jammu and Kashmir Police Department has become the first department in India to use GPS tracker anklet. Jammu and Kashmir Police said that in 2017, an accused named Ghulam Mohammad Bhat had applied for bail under FIR number 252/2007 sections 17, 18, 21, 24, 40 UAPA 1967 PS Udhampur. The accused sought to be released on interim bail pending the bail hearing.'Accused Ghulam Mohammad Bhat is facing trial on charges of association with various terrorist organizations and involvement in terror financing at the behest of banned terrorist organization Hizbul Mujahideen. Used to be. 2.5 lakh on the orders of Hizbul Mujahideen, Jammu and Kashmir Police said. GPS tracker anklet is already in use in western countries like the United States, United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, where it is used to track the movements of accused persons on bail, parole and house arrest and fund them accordingly.
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