NIA files chargesheet against six accused in drone case

Srinagar, Jan 13: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed a chargesheet against six accused persons in a drone case pertaining to the interception of a hexacopter drone near Dhalli area of Kathua.
A NIA spokesman said NIA filed a chargesheet in NIA Special Court, Jammu in RC-06/2022/NIA/JMU case pertaining to the interception of drone (Hexacopter) and recovery of drone (Hexacopter) and rounds of UBGL and Magnetic Bombs from near Dhalli area under the jurisdiction of PS Rajbagh, District Kathua.
“The case was initially registered as FIR No. 114/2022 dated 29.05.2022 at PS Rajbagh, Kathua, and re-registered by NIA on 30.07.2022,” he said.
The spokesman said investigations revealed that on directions of the accused, Sajjad Gul, the Pakistani handler. “The accused used to collect, receive and transport the weapons, dropped over drones, to the militants active in Kashmir for the commission of terror activities in J&K, as part of the conspiracy of wage war against the Government of India,” he said.
The spokesman said 06 accused persons charge-sheeted under u/s 120B, 121A & 122 of IPC, sections 16, 17, 18, 18B, 20, 23, 38, 39 & 40 of UA (P) Act, 1967, sections 25(1)(a) & 25(1AA) of the Arms Act and sections 4 & 5 of the Explosive Substances.
The accused were identified as Faisal Muneer, S/o Late Sadiq Hussain, R/o Talab Khatikan, Police Station Peer Meetha, Jammu.
Habib S/o Haji Sheru, R/o Hari-a-Chak, Tehsil Marteen, District Kathua, Mian Sohail S/o Mian Younis, R/o Chainpur, Rajbagh, District Kathua.
Muni Mohd (deceased) S/o Late Ghulam Hussain R/o Rampur Hari-a Chak Tehsil Marheen District Kathua.
Abdul Rashid S/o Ali Mohd. R/o HariaChak, PS Rajbagh, Tehsil Mahreen, District Kathua and Sajjad Gul S/o Ghulam Ahmed, R/o Ansari Lane No. 2, Rose Avenue Colony HMT, Shalteng, Srinagar.
“Further investigations in the case are in progress,” he said.