New Delhi: The NIA on Thursday filed a chargesheet against terror masterminds Hafiz Saeed and Syed Salahuddin and 10 Kashmiri separatists for alleged terror funding in the Valley before a court here, which said it would decide on taking its cognisance on January 30.
After hearing arguments, additional sessions judge Tarun Sherawat posted it for January 30, when it will decide on taking cognisance of the 12,794-page document filed by the NIA. The NIA charge-sheeted 12 persons, including Hafiz Saeed, head of the banned terrorist outfit LeT and Hizbul chief Syed Salahuddin, for conspiring to wage war against the government by carrying out terrorist activities in Kashmir.
Funds were from Pak terror units
Other offences for which the accused were chargesheeted include those punishable under Sections 120B IPC (criminal conspiracy) and various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967.
Besides Saeed and Salahuddin, the other 10 accused in the final report are Hurriyat leader Syed Shah Geelani’s son-in-law Altaf Ahmed Shah, Geelani's personal assistant Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Hurriyat Conference media adviser Aftab Ahmad Shah, secessionist outfit National Front chief Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front(R) chairman Farooq Ahmad Dar, Hurriyat Conference (Geelani) media adviser Mohammad Akbar Khanday, Tehreek-e-Hurriyat official Raja Mehrajuddin Kalwal, hawala operator Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watal and two stone-pelters.
The NIA had registered the case on May 30, 2017 and the first arrests were made within two months.
The NIA said the scrutiny and analysis of the 950 documents and 600 digital devices seized established that the accused were carrying out terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. It said this conspiracy was hatched with the active support, connivance and funding from terror organisations based in Pakistan.
