Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Dec 28: Srinagar TADA Court convicted a militant commander of Hizbul Mujahideen and sentenced him to six years imprisonment.
Amir Nabi Wagay son of Ghulam Nabi Wagay of Goriwan in Bijbehara area of Anantnag District was convicted by TADA Court in Srinagar and sentenced for 6 years imprisonment under section 20 of UAPA for being an active member of Hizbul Mujahideen, a banned militant outfit; another 6 years under section 7/25 Indian Arms Act for possession of illegally acquired firearm and ammunition and 3 years under section 13 UAPA for indulging in unlawful activities especially promoting separatism and disrupting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India.
Amir Wagay, also known by the code name Abu Qasim, was operating as the District Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen in Anantnag area. His case was investigated by State Investigation Agency (SIA).
Considered to be a close associate of killed HM top activist Burhan Wani, Amir Wagay was nabbed by a team of CI Kashmir, now mostly operating under the SIA on 31 March 2017.
The CI team apprehended him in SKIMS Soura while Amir Wagay was on a mission to carry out a militant attack. The investigation and trial records show that on realizing that plain clothes policemen have nearly surrounded him after trailing, Amir Wagay tried to break the encirclement by attempting to fire at the policemen. However, he was overpowered and dispossessed of a Chinese pistol along with six live ammunition which he was carrying and had fished out to counter attack the policemen.
After a vigorous and hotly contested trial over 3 and ½ years, the court found Amir Wagay guilty of several charges under UAPA and Arms Act.
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