NIA files charge sheet in narco-terror case

NEW DELHI, Jan 5:
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today filed a supplementary charge sheet in the Hizbul-Mujahideen (HM) narco terror case before the Mohali NIA Special Court in Punjab against narco-terrorists Jaswant Singh aka Jassa of Gurdaspur and Gursant Singh aka Gora of Tarn Taran, Punjab.
The anti-terror probe agency filed the supplementary charge sheet under Sections 120B, 419, 471, 201 of IPC, Section 8 read with Sections 21, 27A and 29 of the NDPS Act and Sections 17, 18 and 20 of the UA (P) Act.
Both the accused were involved in collection, distribution and selling of heroin smuggled from Pakistan, as also in collection and channelisation of ‘proceeds of crime,’ so generated for furthering the activities of HM.
The NIA officials said that accused Gursant was one of the important members of terrorist gang and as a close associate of prime accused Iqbal Singh aka Shera, he was responsible for safe movement of the contraband and proceeds to various places and unknown persons.
Investigation also revealed that Gurshant had purchased many immoveable properties and luxury cars to be used as hide outs and for transportation of drugs and proceeds, they added.
Earlier, a charge sheet was filed on October 20 last year against 10 accused persons.
These included Hilal Ahmed Shergojri of Pulwama (J&K); Bikram Singh, Aaninder Singh Ranjit Singh, Gagandeep Singh and Iqbal Singh of Amritsar, who has been absconding; Ranjit Singh and Jaswant Singh of Gurdaspur, Zafar Hussain Bhat of Anantnag (J&K) and presently hiding in Pakistan and Riyaz Ahmed Naikoo, of Pulwama (killed in police encounter).
The charge sheet was filed under Sections 120B, 419, 471, 489C of IPC, Sections 8, 21, 23, 12 24, 25, 27, 27A, 29 and 31 of the NDPS Act, Sections 17, 18, 20, 38 and 40 of the UA(P) Act and Section 12(1)(b) of the Indian Passports Act in the Special NIA Court, Mohali, Punjab.
Except Iqbal Singh and Zafar Hussain, all have been arrested in this case.
This case arose out of an FIR registered at PS Sadar Amritsar on April last year, pertaining to the arrest of one Hilal Ahmed Shergojri and recovery of Rs 29 lakh from his possession by Punjab Police on April 25, 2020.(PTI)