SIA present chargesheet against 4 JeM associates

The State Investigation Agency Kashmir on Monday presented a charge sheet against four associates of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant outfit in the designated competent court of Additional Sessions Special Judge National Investigation Agency NIA Court Srinagar.

The charge sheet has been filed under the First Schedule of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act 1967.

Sharing a detail, an NIA spokesperson said, “A case FIR No 05/2022, under relevant sections of law was lodged at Police Station CIK/JIC Srinagar earlier this year following some credible inputs regarding presence of an active module of banned militant outfit Jaish—e-Mohammad, active in South Kashmir for strengthening striking strength of the organization by way of motivating youth to join militant ranks of Jaish-e-Mohammad actively”.

The investigation was set into motion for the logical conclusion of the case for judicial determination, which has been completed within six months period by the SIA (K), the spokesperson said.

Adding that he said, “It is pertinent to mention here that militant handlers across the border (based in Pak) have used cyberspace for instigating, enticing and motivating Kashmiri youth to join terrorist ranks and raise funds & logistics locally, for running militant modules”.

Amongst the handlers, in Pakistan, one has been identified who is currently in Jhelum city Punjab, Pakistan. Action to expose him, and submit evidence to international legal forums would follow, he said.

“Handlers have motivated the four accused youth to act as sub-agents to arrange logistics for transportation of arms, ammunition and other support material from one place to another for the furtherance of terrorist designs for the purpose of sabotage and carrying out attacks on security forces to meet the objective of secession of UT of J&K from the Union of India”, the spokesperson said.