New Delhi. NIA has filed Charge-sheet before special NIA court, Jammu against seven accused persons namely, i) Mohd Mustafa Khan S/o Mohd Yaseer Khan ii) Mohd Yaseen S/o Late Sakhi Walayat iii) Mohd Farooq S/o Mohd Amin iv) Mohd Ibrar S/o Mohd Farooq v) Mohd Javid Khan S/o Mohd Rafiq Khan vi) Sher Ali S/o Mohd Mushtaq Khan vii) Mohd Rafiq nai@Sultan S/o Afsar Khan, u/s 120-B, sections 121-A, 122 of IPC, Sections 7, 25 of Arms Act, Explosive Substance Act and, the UA(P) Act.
The case was initially registered on dated 27.12.2020 u/s 16/18/20 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Sections 121-A/122/295-A of Indian Penal Code in Police Station Mendhar Police Station of Poonch District relating to arrest of Mohd Mustafa Khan and recovery of 06 hand grenades along with other incriminating documents from his residence. NIA re-registered the case on 16.03.2021 and taken up the investigation.
The investigation has revealed that the seven charge-sheeted accused persons were part of a deep-rooted criminal conspiracy by Pakistan-based handlers of TuM and their terror associates based in Poonch and Kuwait to execute terrorist activities and wage war against the Indian State. Absconding accused Rafiq Nai @ Sultan and other handlers based in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir with the assistance of Sher Ali based in Kuwait, Mohd Mustafa, Mohd Yaseen, Mohd Farooq, Mohd Ibrar, Mohd Javid, and others on the Indian side of LoC in Poonch District smuggled arms, ammunition, explosives, narcotics, etc into the Indian territory. They were taking advantage of geography, affinities of religion, culture, and other ties cutting across both sides of the LoC. During the investigation, a large cache of arms, ammunition, explosives, narcotics, flag, posters, and other incriminating material belonging to terror outfit TuM, which was hidden at different places in Poonch, was recovered.
