Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 23: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) today took a significant stride in the fight against cyber-terrorism by filing a charge sheet against key operatives behind the notorious “Kashmir Fight”, a social media handle.
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The platform, operated by The Resistance Front (TRF)-a proscribed terrorist organization-was used to issue chilling online threats to migrant Kashmiri Pandit employees with a view to spread fear and unrest among them.
The charge sheet was filed before the 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Jammu, today.
In February 2024, a series of threatening posts were published on social media by the terror outfit’s social media handle, following which an investigation was initiated by the SIA Jammu.
During the course of investigations, the SIA apprehended Farhaan Muzaffar Mattoo, a resident of Srinagar, for his alleged role in gathering and sharing sensitive information about targeted employees.
Investigations further revealed that Mattoo acted as a conduit, using encrypted communication platforms to pass critical data about migrant employees to handlers based in Pakistan, who then issued threats through the “Kashmir Fight” platform.
The charge sheet has also named Sheikh Sajjad Ahmad, alias Sajjad Gul, a Srinagar resident now operating from Pakistan, as the mastermind of this plot.
Sajad is accused of coordinating the campaign to intimidate migrant employees and disrupt communal harmony in the UT.
“The exposing of terror plans to disrupt peace underscores the determination of Jammu and Kashmir Police to protect its citizenry and provide a peaceful environment to them,” an official statement issued here this evening said.
There have been reports that the terrorists and Over Ground Workers (OGWS) were using Social Media to lure the youth into terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. Some of the Social Media accounts are operating from across the border including Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK).
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