Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 11: The Court of Special Judge Designate under NIA Act, Srinagar today framed charges against four accused persons including the Pakistan based militant Ali Kashif Jan against whom proceedings under Section 299 CrPC have been initiated by the Court.
The SIA in a statement said that the accused persons involved in the case include Umar Mushtaq Khan son of Mushtaq Ahmad Khan of Begum Bagh Kakapora Pulwama, Murtaza Rashid Dar son of Abdul Rashid Dar of Samboora District Pulwama, Sajjad Ahmad Dar son of Ghulam Nabi Dar of Dethoo Herpora Shangus District Anantnag and Ali Kashif Jan alias Jan Ali Kashif son of Gohar Ali of Village Doisrah Tehsil/District Sharsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan of Jaish-e-Mohammad.
The case was registered by SIA Kashmir on 01.09.2022 on credible inputs that handlers of militant organizations in furtherance of a criminal conspiracy have created new modules of OGWs for aiding, abetting, assisting, harbouring and providing logistic support to militants/secessionist organizations, with intention to further terrorist and unlawful activities in the UT of J&K.
These modules were operating in secrecy with adversaries and operated independently. The modules were in constant touch with handlers / members of terrorist organizations across the border through encrypted internet messaging platforms, besides others software applications.
During investigation, the SIA said three local accused persons were found having clandestine connections with Pak based militant Ali Kashif Jan alias Ali Kashif of proscribed JeM, through social media and other secret messaging apps with the object and motive to promote militant activities, besides procuring and supplying arms/ammunition among the terrorists for carrying out terrorist activities and waging war against the union of India.
The SIA Kashmir, after thorough investigation of the case presented the charge sheet against all four accused persons before the Designate Court of Special Judge on 04.03.2023, the statement said adding that on Tuesday after hearing the arguments from Public prosecutor as well as the defence counsel, the Court found charges against all the accused persons well founded and accordingly framed charges against them.
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