Google has sought more details from the Jammu and Kashmir Police on its demand of records related to email exchanges of Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, a close aide of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, in connection with his alleged links with Pakistan-based secessionist leaders and terrorists, officials said.According to officials, they had recently submitted the replies sought by the authorities seeking further details about Parra’s involvement, which included the proof for linking the emails to the jailed PDP leader. The chargesheet, filed by the Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of the police in June, had said Parra used to share information through several email services, of which three have been brought on record.“Accordingly, a request has been forwarded through proper channels to Google US as per their standard forms and norms for providing details/contents of emails exchanged by Parra through his three email IDs,” the 19-page chargesheet said.The officials said the US-based company had raised some questions before executing the request and after the same had been replied to recently. Once the information is received, the CIK branch would file a supplementary chargesheet, they added.Parra’s lawyer as well as the PDP denied all allegations, calling them “politically motivated”.Charging Parra under the UAPA, the police had said in its chargesheet that the US authorities had been approached through the medium of Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) via the Ministry of External Affairs for providing necessary assistance in the case.“Google US has been requested to preserve the data of the emails (of Parra)… and Google has conveyed compliance,” the chargesheet said. The CIK, which is a part of the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s CID, has also asked Google to provide WhatsApp chats and data stored in Google Drive or cloud account connected to Parra’s mobile phone.
