Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday chargesheeted the outlawed terror outfit – Indian Mujahideen (IM) under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, Arms Act, 1959, Explosives Act, 1884 for unleashing terror in the country.
The chargesheet – 6/2012 – submitted in the special NIA Court in Delhi is the first such chargesheet against the banned terror organisation by the federal investigation agency to combat terror.
“We have chargesheeted the Indian Mujahideen as an organisation to investigate its involvement in other terror cases. All terror cases will be investigated under the chargesheet, which has been prepared on par with international standards to facilitate a proactive investigation,” said a senior NIA spokesperson. “Whenever we investigate a terror case, we find linkages with the IM and its members and we have been able to crack other terror cases and make arrests based on the inputs given by the arrested IM members,” he added.
The chargesheet against 20 IM alleged members includes – Riyaz and Iqbal Shahbandari (alias Bhatkal), Yasin Bhatkal, Mohammed (Bada) Sajid alias Junaid, Dr Shahnawaz Alam, Mirza Shadab Beg, Abdul Khadir Sultan Armar alias Sultan and Mohammed Shafi Armar alias Chhota Maula. Riyaz, Iqbal, Yasin, Sultan and Shafi Armar are from Bhatkal in Karnataka and are absconding.
