SRINAGAR: In a major development, the State Investigation Agency (SIA) in Jammu said it has filed a chargesheet against key operatives linked to the “Kashmir Fight” social media handle. This platform, operated by The Resistance Front (TRF), a proscribed militant organisation, was allegedly used to issue threats to migrant Kashmiri Pandit employees, aiming to create fear and disrupt peace in the region, a statement issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Police Headquarters said.
The statement said the investigation began in February 2024 after a series of threatening posts were published by the outfit’s social media handle. SIA Jammu apprehended Farhaan Muzaffar Mattoo, a Srinagar resident, for his alleged role in gathering and sharing sensitive information about targeted employees. According to the probe, the statement said it emerged that Mattoo acted as a conduit, using encrypted communication platforms to pass critical data about migrant employees to handlers based in Pakistan. These handlers then issued threats through the “Kashmir Fight” platform.
The chargesheet also names Sheikh Sajjad Ahmad, alias Sajjad Gul, a Srinagar native now based in Pakistan, as the mastermind behind the campaign. Sajjad is accused of orchestrating the intimidation campaign against migrant employees to incite communal unrest in Jammu and Kashmir.
