All these accused persons have hatched conspiracy by collaborating to launch violent agitation, ‘hartaals’, systematic ‘bandhs’ and large scale economic shut-down.
Further tightening its noose around separatist leaders accused in J&K terror funding case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Friday filed 2nd Supplementary Charge-sheet in the NIA Special Court against 05 separatists. These separatists have been accused of hatching a criminal conspiracy and waging war against Government of India by carrying out terrorist and secessionist activities in the state of Jammu & Kashmir.
According to the statement issued by the NIA, “Role of Pakistan High Commission in supporting the separatist and other networks through the transfer of funds via financial conduits and in providing directions to continue the unrest in the Kashmir valley has also been clearly established”.
In the videos, they are seen, exhorting general public for illegal acts, sympathizing with the militants and seeking direct support from Pakistan.
The 3000 pages Supplementary Charge-sheet has been filed under Sections 120B, 121, 121A and 124A of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 38, 39 and 40 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
The 05 accused persons in the case are Yasin Malik, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), a proscribed organization, Shabir Ahmed Shah, Founder and President of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP),
Masarat Alam, Chairman of Jammu & Kashmir Muslim League Party, Syeda Aasiya Andrabi, Founder and Self-styled Chief of Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM), a proscribed terrorist organization and Abdul Rashid Sheikh @ Engineer Rashid, Ex-MLA and Chairman, Awami Ittehad Party of Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the NIA, all these accused persons have hatched conspiracy by collaborating with each other to form various protest calendars and action plan in order to launch violent agitation, ‘hartaals’, systematic ‘bandhs’ and large scale economic shut-down in order to cripple the administrative machinery to create disaffection towards the administration.
According to NIA spokesman, “400 electronic devices along with 85 incriminating documents were seized which became the basis of evidence against the accused persons along with the testimony of newly examined 125 witnesses“.
During the investigation, there was a recovery of various SMSs, Chats, E-mails, WhatsApp and videos clearly indicating the nexus between the already charge-sheeted accused and the above five accused persons.
In the videos, they are seen, exhorting general public for illegal acts, sympathizing with the militants and seeking direct support from Pakistan.
NIA teams also recovered various incriminating chats and emails from the email accounts of Yasin Malik and Shabir Shah wherein a description of receipt of funds from Pakistan and various other countries have been revealed.
Background of the case
NIA had registered this case on 30.05.2017 and the first charge sheet was filed against 12 accused persons including two absconding accused i.e. Hafiz Mohd. Saeed, Chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Syed Salahuddin, chief of Hizbul Mujahidin on 18.01.2018.
Subsequently, 1st Supplementary Charge-sheet was filed on 22.01.2019 against one accused person who was acting as a conduit for the financial transactions by the separatists.
During further investigation, the above stated 05 accused persons being a part of the conspiracy related to secessionist and terrorist activities in the State of Jammu & Kashmir, were arrested and searches were conducted at 9 locations in the State of Jammu & Kashmir.
Investigation further revealed that the Hurriyat leaders, terrorists and the stone-pelters are carrying out terrorist attacks and orchestrating violence, stone-pelting and other subversive and secessionist activities in Jammu & Kashmir as part of a well-planned criminal conspiracy hatched with the active support, connivance and funding from Pakistani agencies and terrorist organisations to achieve their nefarious objective of securing secession of the State of Jammu & Kashmir from India.
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No leniency should be shown to these terrorists and separatists who destroyed Kashmir for their personal purpose