NIA FILES SUPPLEMENTARY CHARGESHEET AGAINST ONE TERROR OPERATIVE IN LeT OFFSHOOT CASE

'NIA FILES SUPPLEMENTARY CHARGESHEET AGAINST ONE TERROR OPERATIVE IN LeT OFFSHOOT CASE'

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a Supplementary Chargesheet against one accused in the case involving the activites of The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of the proscribed terrorist outfit, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)

The NIA has charged Faisal Muncer @ All Bhai, a resident of Talab Khatikan area under PS Peer Mitha Jammu, J&K, of conspiring with Pakistan-based operatives of LeT/TRF for transportation of firearms and explosives for camying out terorist acts in India. He had entered into a conspiracy with his handlers based across the-border to deliver the consignments of weapons and explosives to active terrorist commanders and operatives of these outfits for commission of terfor acts in India, as per NIA investigations.

As part of the conspiracy hatched with other co-accused and handiers/operatives of LET/TRF, Faisal had actively worked for LeT/TRF and had received funds from operatives of LeT, with the Intent to further ts terror activities.

Faizal is the fourth person to be chargesheeted in the case (RC-32/2021/NIA/DLI), registered suo moto by NIA on 18th November 2021. NIA had earlier filed a chargesheet against accused Arsalan Feroz @ Arsalan Soub, Muzamil Mushtaq Bhat @ Hamza and Mudasit Ahmed Dar respectively on 18th June, 9th November and 17th December, 2022. The three accused, found working at the behest of LeT/TRF operative, 45 Overgound Workers (0GMs), were hrged under various sections of the law.

During investigations, it emerged that Faisal Muneer was working as an active OGW of LeT/TRF, and was involved in receiving, collecting, and supplying weapons /explosives /funds. These materials were sent/dropped from Pakistan via drones in the areas situated near Intemational Border area of Samba/Kathua, for carrying out terrorist activities in Ind. After receiving the consigaments from his associates, accused Faisal Muneer used to store them at his residence for onward delivery to terrorist operatives and their OGWs, on the directions of the LeT/TRF operatives based across the border.

In ts Supplementary Chargesheet fled today in the NIA Special Court, Patiala House, NIA has charged Faisal under various sections of IPC, Ams Act and UA(P) Act, 1967.