Poonch terror conspiracy case
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 15: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today filed a charge sheet against three accused, including a Pakistani handler, in a terror conspiracy case involving seizure of arms and ammunition in the border district of Poonch.
The charge sheet was filed before a special NIA court in Jammu.
It named Abdul Aziz, Munawar Hussain and Nazir Hussain alias Nazir Ahmed alias Ali Khan alias Nazir alias Ali alias Naziru alias Shaheen as accused in the case under Section 61 (2) of BNS, 2023 read with Sections 13, 17, 18, 20, 23 and 38 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and Section 3/25 of the Arms Act.
Nazir Hussain, currently active in Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK), is an operative of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF) terrorist organization, a statement issued by the NIA today said.
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According to NIA investigations, Nazir was involved in motivating vulnerable people of Kashmir to engage in acts of violence as part of the larger conspiracy hatched by various proscribed organizations and their associates to carry out terrorist activities in the region.
Nazir would share inflammatory audio clips and video notes with local sympathizers of the terror outfits, inciting them to pursue ‘Jihad’ and wage a war against India, the NIA said.
He also provided them with arms, ammunition and hand grenades, etc to carry out the violent agenda of the terrorist organizations seeking to spread terror among the people, it said.
The case was registered by the NIA on the basis of a police FIR of October 2024. The FIR was based on the arrest of Abdul Aziz and seizure of two grenades from his bag by a police party at Surankote, Poonch, according to the statement.
“His interrogation had led to the arrest of Munawar Hussain, from whom one pistol with one magazine and nine rounds was seized,” it added.
Both the accused were in contact with handler Nazir, subsequent investigations revealed, exposing a conspiracy from across the border to destabilize Jammu and Kashmir through acts of violence and terror aimed at disrupting the region’s communal harmony and peace, the NIA said.
The NIA has been investigating a number of cases pertaining to terror attacks, conspiracies and funding in Jammu and Kashmir.
Besides NIA, the State Investigation Agency (SIA) has also been investigating some of the terror-related cases.
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