SRINAGAR: The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) presented a charge sheet against the Jaish-e-Muhammad module before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court on Monday.
A spokesperson in a statement said that the CIK produced a charge sheet against a Pak militancy handler along with his associates. FIR under relevant sections of law was lodged at Police Station CI Kashmir against the accused for trying to carry out certain acts with the purpose of causing disturbance to the peace and tranquility prevailing in the UT of J&K.
“Ab. Rehman @ Riyaz @ Umar & Jigar @ Ashfaq @ Luqman Ali S/O Mohamad Bashir R/O village Momin Zafarwal, Narowal, Pakistan, of JeM outfit along with his three associates in Kashmir valley namely Junaid-ul-Islam S/O Ghulam Nabi Dar R/O Sail Awantipora Distt Pulwama, Sheikh Najmu Saqib S/O Mohammad Ramzan Sheikh R/O Ganastan Sumbal Distt Bandipora and Waseem Ferooz Sheikh S/O Ferooz Ahmad Sheikh R/O Karimaabad Distt Pulwama and two juveniles were presented before the Court of Special Judge designated under NIA at Srinagar in a case under FIR number 06/2023 under section 153-A, 505,121 & 120-B IPC r/w 13 & 39 UA(P) Act of P/S CIK Srinagar,” it reads.
For carrying out the nefarious designs, the Pak handler with active support of his Kashmir based associates were reported to be using covert communication applications to evade detection and ensure the secrecy and anonymity of their activities, the statement added.
“In this connection, investigation was set into motion for the logical conclusion of the case for judicial determination. The investigation conducted has revealed that the Pakistani terrorist handler at the behest of ISI had created a Module of OGWs and passing on directions to them via different covert encrypted messaging applications for luring youths to take up the arms against the sovereignty of India,” it added.
“The accused were primarily switching to encrypted internet messaging platforms and other social media applications to stay in touch with each other, receive instructions from handlers across the border and the same was aimed at to radicalize and lure innocent youths towards terrorism, use them as couriers of arms, ammunition and psychotropic substances and recruit more and more youth in terrorist ranks, carry out terrorist acts in the length and breadth of valley with an end objective to disturb the peace,” the spokesman said.
After the case was thoroughly investigated and prima-facie, the case has been proved against four accused persons. (KNO)
