CIK Produces Charge Sheet against JeM militant Module before NIA Court

Srinagar : Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) on Monday the 11th December presented a charge sheet against a Pak militant handler Ab. Rehman @ Riyaz @ Umar & Jigar @ Ashfaq @ Luqman Ali S/O Mohamad Bashir R/O village Momin Zafarwal, Narowal, Pakistan, of JeM outfit alongwith his 3 associates in Kashmir valley namely Junaid-ul-Islam S/O Ghulam Nabi Dar R/O Sail Awantipora Distt. Pulwama, Sheikh Najmu Saqib S/O Mohammad Ramzan Sheikh R/O Ganastan Sumbal Distt Bandipora and Waseem Ferooz Sheikh S/O Ferooz Ahmad Sheikh R/O Karimaabad Distt. Pulwama and 2 juveniles before the Court of Special judge Designated under NIA at Srinagar in case FIR No. 06/2023 U/S 153-A, 505,121 & 120-B IPC r/w 13 & 39 UA(P) Act of P/S CIK Srinagar.
In a statement issued from Police Media Centre, PHQ J&K Jammu Police said that the case FIR No. 06/2023 under relevant sections of law was lodged at Police Station CI Kashmir following a credible input about the above named Pakistani militant Ab. Rehman @ Riyaz @ Umar & Jigar @ Ashfaq @ Luqman Ali of JeM militant outfit in connivance with above cited Kashmir based associates trying to carry out militant acts with a purpose of disturbing peace and tranquility prevailing in the J&K with an ulterior motive of challenging the sovereignty and integrity of Union of India. Police in it’s statement further sai that the militant handler with active support of his Kashmir based associates were reportedly using covert communication applications to evade detection and ensure the secrecy and anonymity of their activities.
Stating that in this connection, investigation was set into motion for the logical conclusion of the case for judicial determination, Police in it’s statement further said ‘the investigation conducted has revealed that the Pakistani militant handler at the behest of ISI had created a Module of OGWs and passing on directions to them via different covert encrypted messaging applications for luring youths to take up the arms against the sovereignty of India”. Police in it’s statement furthermore said that the accused were primarily switching to encrypted internet messaging platforms and other social media applications to stay in touch with each other, receive instructions from handlers across the border and the same was aimed at to radicalize and lure innocent youths towards militancy, use them as couriers of arms/ammunition and psychotropic substances and recruit more and more youth in militant ranks, carry out militant acts in the length and breadth of valley with an end objective to disturb the peace, adding therein that “this all is done by misusing social media while maintaining secrecy with anonymity”.
Stating that the handler sitting in Pakistan with other accused persons were continuously attempting to create new militant modules by a variety of methods including instigation, enticement and at times combined with implied coercion to act as logistics and militant agents with the intention to further militant and unlawful activities in J&K, Police in it’s statement further said “during the course of investigation, it was found that a number of youths after reading and observing the seditious material sent to them by the handlers did not show their interest to work as OGWs and to further radicalize the youths of the valley”.
Police in it’s statement further said “It was also found that youths are incited/lured with the idea to earn paradise after martyrdom, besides money and glamour in this world and as such, an appeal is made to youths of Kashmir valley particularly their parents to keep a close watch upon their wards and youth should also remain cautious not to fall in the trap of such incitements”.
Stating that after the case was thoroughly investigated and prima-facie, Police in the concluding para of it’s above quoted statement said “ the case has been proved against four accused persons under sections 120-B IPC, 13, 38, 39 UA(P) Act including one Pak militant handler Ab. Rehman @ Riyaz @ Umar & Jigar @ Ashfaq @ Luqman Ali S/O Mohamad Bashir R/O village Momin Zafarwal, Narowal, Pakistan of JeM outfit against whom proceedings under section 299 of Cr. PC have been initiated”.