Srinagar, Sep 06: Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) on Friday presented a charge-sheet before an NIA court in Srinagar against Illyas Kashmiri and overground workers of various terrorist organisations in a terror conspiracy case.
“Today, on 6th of September, 2024 Police station Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) Srinagar presented charge sheet (Challan) against a terror module comprising of Pakistani handler/terrorist commander Illyas Kashmiri @ Gazi Hamas @ Haider S/O Atta Din R/O Bahawalpur, Pakistan; Waseem Ahmad Sheikh S/O Ghulam Mohammad R/o Kandoora, Beerwah,Budgam; Junaid Ahmed Mir S/O Abdul Jabar Mir R/O Tekipora Lolab Kupwara; and Shabir Ahmed Gojri S/O Abdul Salam Gojri R/O Darbagh Harwan Srinagar before the Court of Special Judge, designated under NIA Act, at Srinagar in case FIR No. 07/2023 U/S 13,18,38, 39 U(P) Act, r/w 120-B IPC of P/S CIK,” reads a statement issued by CIK Srinagar.
It said the case was registered on information received through “reliable sources” that a terrorist module “is radicalizing/motivating potential youths to join terrorist organizations of LeT/AuGH/JeM on different social media applications/platforms which includes encrypted messaging applications.”
During the course of investigation, “it was established that a criminal conspiracy had been hatched by Pakistani handler/terrorist commander Illyas Kashmiri @ Gazi Hamas @ Haider, with Waseem Ahmad Sheikh, Junaid Ahmed Mir and Shabir Ahmed Gojri.
“… in pursuance of the conspiracy, handler of this terror module was sharing criminal/seditious contents through encrypted messaging applications with above named accused in order to motivate, radicalize, lure gullible youths by variety of incentives to join terrorist ranks of LeT/AuGH/JeM, so as to extend logistic support to terrorist organizations for furthering their terrorist activities,” the CIK said.
It said the accused persons were acting as OGWs of proscribed terrorist organizations of LeT/AuGH/JeM for carrying arms/ammunition and providing other logistic support to these terrorist organizations on the directions of Illyas Kashmiri, who “is known for recruiting the potential youths into terrorist ranks through different social media applications/platform which included encrypted messaging applications”.
A reward of Rs three lakhs has already been announced for giving information about Illyas Kashmiri, CIK said.
