4HM militant charge sheeted for recruiting youth
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 25: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) today arrested one accused from Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, New Delhi in a terror case after he was deported from United Arab Emirates (UAE).
An official said that SIA/CID CI Jammu arrested the accused identified as Farooq Ahmed Naikoo alias Farooq Tendulkar alias Umar, resident of Mohalla Khawaja Sahib Baramulla, from IGI Airport, New Delhi who is involved in case under FIR No. 73/2022 of Police Station Gandhi Nagar Jammu (now under investigation with State Investigation Agency, Jammu).
“In the case, former Minister, Jatinder Singh alias Babu Singh has already been arrested, who obtained terror funds brought by one Mohammad Sharief Shah of Kashmir for furthering the cause of separatism and for facilitating anti-India and pro-Pak entities,” he added.
He further said that this is the first case of its kind wherein a terror financier has been arrested after deportation from United Arab Emirates, Dubai by the SIA adding, “the name of the accused figured in various terror financing transactions during investigation of the instant case and further investigation regarding his role/involvement is being carried out by the State Investigation Agency
Meanwhile, the SIA today filed a charge sheet in a court against a Hizbul Mujahideen militant for recruiting youths for terrorism, officials said.
The charge sheet, filed in the court of Additional Sessions Judge here, substantiates the charges with evidence against the militant and his accomplices, the SIA officials said.
The charge sheet was presented against Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Abdul Rashid alias Arsalan of Doda district, who had undergone training in Pakistan, and another person namely Sartaz Ahmed alias Dr Sohail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, they said.
Ahmed was killed in an encounter with security forces in 2009, they added.
The Chief Investigating Officer in the case has proved that Rashid and the other killed terrorist used to extort money from contractors, carrying out government developmental work in Doda, by threatening them and also recruiting the youths for terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen, the officials said.
The SIM of a mobile phone over which these militants used to call and intimidate the law-abiding citizens had been forcibly obtained from one Mohd Sharief by them, as per the charge sheet.
It said Rashid was involved in a number of terror cases in Doda district.
In 2009-2010, he acted as a district commander of the proscribed terror outfit and remained instrumental in carrying out various unlawful activities in the district and other parts of Jammu and Kashmir, the charge sheet said.
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