Srinagar, Nov 18: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed chargesheet against five accused persons in a case related to Chanapora Arms Haul recovery, officials said.
A spokesman said NIA filed chargesheet in case RC-04/2022/NIA/JMU before NIA Special Judge, Jammu under section 120B and 204 of IPC; Section 17, 18, 20, 38 & 39 of the UA (P) Act, Section 25(1AA) of the Arms Act, against five accused persons.
Victims including, Aamir Mushtaq Ganie s/o Mushtaq Ahmad Ganie resident of Khan Colony, Chanapora, Srinagar, Adnan AhsanWani s/o Ehsan Ul Haq Wani, resident of Batapora, Chanapora, Srinagar.Ashiq Hussain Hajam @ Ashiq, son of Ghulam Ahmed Hajam, resident of Village ZohoomaChadoora Budgam.
Ghulam Mohideen Dar, son of Ghulam Mohammad Dar, resident of Village ZohoomaChadoora Budgam and
Faisal Munir, late Sadiq Hussain, resident of EP/307, near Meat Market, TalabKhatikan, Jammu, the spokesman said.
“The case was initially registered as FIR 31/2022 dated 23.05.2022 at PS Chanapora, Srinagar relating to the Chanapora Arms Haul Recovery. NIA re-registered the case on 18.06.2022,” he said.
The spokesman said the investigation has revealed that above said accused persons are cadres of ‘The Resistance Front (TRF)’, an offshoot of LeT, proscribed militant organization who conspired to supply the consignments of arms, ammunitions and funds to the terrorists of TRF/LeT to carry out the target killings in Jammu & Kashmir thereby creating terror among the people.
“Investigation has also revealed that the above said accused persons used to receive these arms consignments from Pakistan,” he said.
The spokesman said during investigation, it has been found that said accused persons are associated with their Pakistan based handlers of LeT/TRF, and radicalized, motivated and instigated vulnerable youth to join terrorist groups, such as TRF, LeT in Kashmir.
“The recovery of incriminating materials relating to arms, ammunitions, chats about terror funds besides others materials from the mobile phones of accused persons has established the fact that these accused persons were engaged in terror activities for long time.
The spokesman said accused were threatening the Security, Integrity and Sovereignty of India. Further investigations in the case are in progress,” he said.
