Were sent by Pak-based handlers
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 4: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) might conduct fresh searches in the houses of two businessmen whose premises were found locked during raids in Poonch district yesterday in connection with cross-LoC trade.
As houses of two traders were locked, the NIA didn’t conduct searches there.
The NIA has come across certain significant documents during the raids which could prove useful in unearthing terror funding through hawala racket.
Meanwhile, the National Investigation Agency today filed a supplementary charge sheet in the NIA’s Jammu court against two accused, identified as Shaid Naveed and Zafar Iqbal, who have been booked under various laws including the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) apart from Sections of the Indian Penal Code.
The agency said the duo were sent by their Pakistan-based handlers to wage war against India.
“The case was initially registered as FIR No. 292 /2020 dated 27.12.2020 u/s 16/18/20 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Sections 121-A/122/295-A of IPC at Police Station Mendhar of Poonch District. The accused persons were part of a deep-rooted criminal conspiracy hatched by Pakistan-based handlers of Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) and their terror associates based in Poonch and Kuwait to execute terror activities and to wage war against the Indian State,” the NIA said.
The accused were tasked with smuggling arms, ammunition, explosives, narcotics, etc, into the Indian territory, the charge sheet said. “During the course of investigation, a large cache of arms, ammunition, explosives, narcotics along with flags, posters and other incriminating material belonging to terror outfit TuM were recovered,” it added.
The first charge sheet was filed against seven accused in June 2021.
The NIA’s investigation has further revealed that Zafar Iqbal alias Shamsheer based in Pakistan had sent funds through his associate Shaid Naveed who was then based in Kuwait. These funds were further sent to Poonch for the purpose of carrying out terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
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