Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said Anantnag police in south Kashmir apprehended three over-ground workers (OGWs) with help of facial recognition system.

A J&K police spokesman said in a significant success demonstrating the effectiveness of advanced surveillance technology deployed for the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, the facial recognition system (FRS) installed by Anantnag police generated timely alerts regarding three suspicious individuals while they were passing through the Sarbal area.

Acting swiftly on the alerts, police personnel intercepted and verified the identities of the individuals. During the verification process, all three were identified as OGWs.

The police said based on the intelligence generated through the facial recognition system and subsequent verification, all three individuals were promptly apprehended by Anantnag police for further legal proceedings.