02 Pakistan-Based Terrorists Among 11 Chargesheeted
The State Investigation Agency (SIA) has filed a chargesheet against 11 accused individuals in connection with a case registered at Police Station SIA Jammu. The FIR, initially lodged in the year 2022, pertains to cross-border narco-terrorism and terror financing network involving Pakistan-based terrorist organizations and their networks operating in J&K.
The investigation in the case uncovered a well-organized network of terrorist associates and couriers aiding terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) by facilitating smuggling of narcotics and raising funds for HM. This network as per the investigations , have emerged as a major channel for terror financing in the region. Several of these individuals involved have amassed significant wealth through drug proceeds, despite having negligible legitimate sources of income.
The chargesheet names the following accused operating under a well organised terror network for raising funds through smuggling and selling of narcotics :
1. Khalid Hussain, S/o Anwar Hussain, R/o Ujhan Margan, Tehsil Darhal, District Rajouri, currently residing at Rehmat Colony, Channi Himmat, Jammu
2. Harpreet Singh, S/o Kamaljeet Singh, R/o House No. 619/F, Sector 3, Nanak Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu
3. Mohd. Shokit, S/o Mohd. Latief, R/o Village Phambranar Gursai, Mendhar, Poonch
4. Javid Ahmed Rather, S/o Abdul Rehman Rather, R/o Thokarpura, Budgam
5. Manzoor Ahmad, S/o Noor Mohammad, R/o Pamposh Colony, Palpora, Tehsil Eidgah, District Srinagar
6. Chain Singh, S/o Late Angrez Singh, R/o Chak Chua, Bishnah
7. Sahil Kumar, S/o Sudesh Kumar, R/o H. No. 21-A, New Rehari, Jammu
8. Asif Rehman Reshi, S/o Abdul Rehman Reshi, R/o Banapora, Batmaloo, Srinagar
9. Sandeepak Singh, S/o Raj Singh, R/o Green Avenue Lane, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu
10. Basharat Ahmad Bhat, S/o Ghulam Ahmad Bhat, R/o Chowdhry Bagh, Kremshore, Khan Sahib, Budgam — Presently based in Rawalpindi, Pakistan; identified as a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorist
11. Syed Mohammad Yusuf Shah alias Syed Salahudeen, S/o Ghulam Rasool Shah, R/o Bonapora, Soibugh, District Budgam — Head of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen
The investigation revealed a systematic modus operandi wherein narcotics were smuggled from Pakistan into the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The proceeds from the sale of these drugs were deposited in the account of one the the accused, on the instructions of a Pakistan based terrorist Basharat Ahmad Bhat, a known Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorist operating from Pakistan.
Accused individuals were allegedly key drug dealers responsible for distributing narcotics among local youth. Some reportedly employed the other accused for selling narcotics to their clientele.
The investigation points to a larger conspiracy spearheaded by Pakistan-sponsored Hizb-ul-Mujahideen to destabilize the peaceful atmosphere of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir by facilitating terrorist activities . Further investigation is going on to identify and apprehend additional individuals involved in the network.
This chargesheet reflects SIA’s firm commitment to dismantling terror-financing ecosystems and preserving peace and stability in Jammu and Kashmir.
