NIA files charge sheet against JK cop Davinder Singh, 5 other

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against suspended deputy superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police Davinder Singh for his association with militant groups in Kashmir valley, officials said Monday.
The charge sheet which also names five others including Hizbul Mujahideen militants Syed Naveed Mushtaq alias Naveed Babu and Rafi Ahmad Rather, Irfan Shafi Mir, Tanveer Ahmad Wani, a former trader on the LoC and Syed Irfan Ahmad (brother of Naveed Babu) was filed in a NIA Special Court in Jammu, the NIA said in a statement.
The charge sheet was filed under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and the Explosive Substances Act.. “The investigation has revealed that accused were part of a deep-rooted conspiracy hatched by Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and Pakistani State Agencies to commit violent acts and to wage war against the Union of India,” the NIA statement said.
Singh was arrested in January this year for providing safe passage to terrorists Naveed Babu, Rafi Ahmed Rather and Irfan Shafi Mir. “Accused Devender Singh was also in touch with certain officials of Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi through secure social media platforms. Investigation revealed that he was being groomed by Pakistani officials for obtaining sensitive information,” the NIA said.
It also said that in February 2019, in order to shield Hizbul Mujahideen Syed Naveed Mushtaq from the heightened surveillance of security agencies, Devender Singh along with Irfan Shafi Mir and Syed Irfan Ahmad, arranged safe shelter for him and his associate in Jammu.” Accused Devender Singh used his own vehicle for the movement of HM terrorists and also assured them help in procuring weapons,”?the NIA?said.
Earlier last month, a Delhi Court had granted bail to Davinder Singh after the Delhi police failed to file charge sheet against him during the statutory period of 90 days in a conspiracy case.
The Delhi police’s special cell (anti terror unit) had filed a case against Singh, for alleged criminal conspiracy and activities against the interest of the country.
Despite the bail, Singh has remained in jail in the case being probed by the NIA following his arrest while ferrying Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants in a vehicle on the Srinagar-Jammu highway in January.