SIA produces chargesheet against three for ‘planning’ Sopore attack

Srinagar: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Friday produced a charge-sheet against three accused arrested for allegedly planning to attack security forces in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Police Station CIK/SIA Srinagar Friday produced charge-sheet before the Court of Special Judge designated under NIA Act (TADA/POTA) Baramulla against three accused — Rahid Mushtaq Ganie (juvenile), son of Mushtaq Ahmad Ganie of Amargrah Sopore; Amir Shafat Mir (juvenile), son of Mohammad Shafi Mir, also of Amargrah Sopore, and Tahir Nisar Sheikh, son of Nisar Ahmad Shiekh of Bagh-i-Rehmat Sopore, SsIA said in a press release.
It said a charge-sheet against two juveniles was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board, Baramulla.
The case was initially registered in Police Station Tarzoo, Sopore, on the receipt of a docket from police in Sopore that “terrorists are in search of an opportunity to attack police/security forces in the general area of Takiybal Sopore”.
Based on the information, a joint ‘naka’ was established by troops of Army’s 52 RR, CRPF 177 Bn and police at Takiybal Sopore near Govt Primary School, which arrested the three accused, and recovered one pistol with magazine and seven live cartridges of pistol from the possession of Rahid Mushtaq Ganie, one AK 47 rifle and one live hand-grenade from the possession of Amir Shafat Mir, and one pistol with magazine and three live pistol cartridges from the possession of Tahir Nisar Sheikh, SIA statement said.
“They are un-categorized terrorists of proscribed terror organization LeT and had planned to carry out a terror attack,” SIA said.
The recovered arms ammunition has been seized and case (FIR No. 61/2022) stands registered in Police Station Tarzoo, Sopore, which was subsequently transferred to SIA, Srinagar on July 16, 2022 for further investigation.
SIA said the “terrorist handlers namely Zarar and Haroon, both residents of Pakistan have used cyberspace for instigating, enticing and motivating Kashmiri youth including the accused persons to join militant ranks and provide logistics for running militant modules.
“The identities of handlers in Pakistan are being ascertained and action to expose them and submit evidence against them would follow during the further course of investigation which is continuing,” the SIA said.
“These handlers had motivated the accused to act as their sub-agent and provide logistics for the purpose of sabotage and carrying out attacks on security forces/vital installations to meet the objective of secession of J&K from the Union of India ” it added.