NIA, today (15.5.2020) filed a Charge Sheet in Case no. RC-36/2018/NIA/DLI, which relates to the murder of Anil Parihar (State Secretary of J&K of BJP) and his brother Ajeet Parihar at Kishtwar on 01.11.2018 by terrorists belonging to banned terrorist organisation Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM). Initially, a case FIR No. 290/2018 dated 01.11.2018 was registered by J&K Police at PS Kishtwar. The case was subsequently taken over by NIA.
2. During investigation, accused persons namely (i) Nisar Ahmed Sheikh s/o Ghulam Mustafa Sheikh (ii) Nishad Ahmed Butt s/o Abdul Subhan Butt and (iii) Azad Hussain Bagwan s/o Abdul Latief Bagwan all residents of Kishtwar (J&K) were arrested on 20.11.2019. These three(03) accused persons used to provide logistic support to the three terrorists namely (i) Osama-bin-Javid (ii) Haroon Abbas Wani and (iii) Zahid Hussain, who had committed the murders of Parihar brothers.
3. Investigation unearthed the larger conspiracy of these terrorists and the Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen(HM) who were attempting to revive terrorism in the region of Chenab valley i.e. districts of Doda, Kishtwar & Ramban. These terrorists not only carried out the murder of Parihar brothers but they carried out three other terrorist acts also in Kishtwar in the year 2019.
4. In furtherance of the said conspiracy led by Jahangir Saroori, Commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahjideen (HM) in Kishtwar District, the accused persons devised ways and means to raise funds to sustain the activities of the banned terrorist organisation. Further they looted the weapons from Police/PSOs to enhance their armed strength.
5. As per the investigation, three other accused persons who committed the said murders, namely (i) Osama-bin-Javid R/o Sounder, Dachhan, Kishtwar (ii) Haroon Abbas Wani R/o Doda, and (iii) Zahid Hussain R/o Sounder Dachhan, Kishtwar were killed during different encounters that took place between the HM cadres and security forces in Districts Ramban and Doda in Sept. 2019 and Jan. 2020.
6. The Charge-Sheet has been filed in the Special NIA Court, Jammu, J&K against the accused persons namely (i) Osama-bin-Javid (ii) Haroon Abbas, (iii) Zahid Hussain (iv) Nisar Ahmed Sheikh (v) Nishad Ahmed Butt and (vi) Azad Hussain Bagwan under sections 302, 120B, 109 & 34 RPC, sections 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 38, 39 & 40 of the UA(P) Act, section 25(1A) & 25 of the Arms Act.
7. Further investigation continues against absconding accused Jahangir Saroori and other accused persons.
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