Srinagar, Mar 30: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday said that it has filed chargesheet against two members of Lashkar-i-Toiba terrorist outfit in connection with the Udhampur blast case.
The NIA Spokesperson said that following investigations into the Udhampur IED blast cases by LeT through their Pak based handlers, NIA filed a chargesheet against two LeT operatives today.
He said that Aslam Sheikh alias Adil and Mohd Amin Bhat alias Abu Khubaib alias Pinna have been charged for their efforts towards revival of terror activities in Jammu.
“They were carrying out recruitments from the pool of OGWs and surrendered terrorists and activating & motivating them to carry out terror acts,” he said.
The spokesman said that NIA had taken over investigations into the case on November 15, 2022 from Jammu & Kashmir Police.
“The investigations revealed that Mohd Aslam Sheikh alias Adil was in touch with Mohd Amin Bhat alias Abu Khubaib alias Pinna, an ‘individual terrorist’ of the LeT listed by Government of India, who was now operating from Pakistan,” he said.
The spokesman further said that Pinna recruited Adil to carry out the two IED blasts on buses parked in the public areas of Udhampur district, which had inflicted injuries to two persons, he said.
Mohd Amin Bhat alias Abu Khubaib alias Pinna was initially a resident of Doda district in J&K. In 1997, he joined the terrorist ranks of Hizb Ul Mujahideen and was involved in the execution of various terror acts in J&K.
“He escaped to Pakistan in 2009 and is presently an active LeT handler who is playing a vital role to revive and accelerate terrorist activities in the Jammu region of J&K,” the spokesman said.
As per NIA spokesman, Adil collected the explosives consignment delivered by Pinna’s associates from across the border in Kathua sector.
“Pinna used drones and a dead drop method for this delivery. Pinna trained Adil in cyberspace on how to prime the IEDs. On 28th September, Adil planted 2 IEDs in two different buses, which were plying between Basant Garg and Udhampur. One blast took place around midnight on 28th and the other in the early hours of 29th September,” he said.
The spokesman said that following his arrest, Adil made disclosures about hoarding of explosives for future attacks. Two more IEDs, three Sticky bombs, three detonators and two PTD timers were recovered from Adil’s residence. These were part of the consignment that was delivered from Pakistan, he said.
NIA unravelled all these facts and has filed a chargesheet on 28th against Mohd Aslam Sheikh alias Adil and Mohd Amin Bhat alias Abu Khubaib under sections 120B, 121A, 122, 307 and 407 of IPC, sections 3 &4 of the Explosives Substances Act, 1908 and sections 16, 18, 18B, 20, 23, 38 & 39 of the UA (P) Act, 1967, he said.
