JAMMU: A charge sheethas been filed against 6 accused in drone case in NIA Special Court, Jammu, officials said.
In a statement to The Dispatch, NIA said, “Yesterday, NIA filed a Charge-Sheet in NIA Special Court, Jammu in RC-06/2022/NIA/JMU case pertaining to interception of drone (Hexacopter) and recovery of drone (Hexacopter) and rounds of UBGL and Magnetic Bombs from near Dhalli area under the jurisdiction of PS Rajbagh, District Kathua”.
The case was initially registered as FIR No. 114/2022 dated 29.05.2022 at PS Rajbagh, Kathua and re-registered by NIA on 30.07.2022, the statement reads.
Investigations revealed that on directions of accused, Sajjad Gul, the Pakistani handler, the accused used to collect, receive and transport the weapons, dropped over drones, to the militants active in Kashmir valley for commission of terror activities in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, as part of the conspiracy of wage war against the Government of India, it reads.
The details of the 06 accused persons chargesheeted under u/s 120B, 121A & 122 of IPC, sections 16, 17, 18, 18B, 20, 23, 38, 39 & 40 of UA (P) Act, 1967, sections 25(1)(a) & 25(1AA) of the Arms Act and sections 4 & 5 of the Explosive Substances Act, it added.
The accused have been identified as Faisal Muneer, Habib, Mian Sohail, Muni Mohd (deceased), Rashid and Sajjad Gul. Further investigations in the case are in progress.
