The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a wanted accused in the 2020 Kashmir narco-terrorism case, linked to a conspiracy to procure and sell narcotic drugs to banned Pakistan-based terrorist organizations to raise funds to promote terrorism. Was.
A statement issued to the media said, “Munir Ahmed Bande, who had been evading arrest for the last four years, was a key part of the conspiracy, which aimed to raise funds to spread terror in Jammu and Kashmir and other parts of India Was.”
It said the funds were to be used to further terrorist activity through a network of Over Ground Workers (OGWs) in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
“The conspiracy involving operatives of banned terrorist organizations like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) came to light in June 2020 when Handwara (Kupwara) police registered a case after the seizure of 2 kg. Heroin and Rs. Rs 20 lakh cash found during checking of vehicles at Cairo Bridge,” it said adding that the vehicle of accused Abdul Momin Peer was stopped while coming to Handwara from Baramulla, leading to the seizure.
“Further interrogation of Abdul Momin Peer resulted in the recovery of 15 kg of heroin and Rs. 1.15 crore cash,” it reads.
The NIA, which took over the case and re-registered it as RC-03/2020/NIA/JMU on June 23, 2020, under various sections of the IPC, NDPS Act and UA(P) Act, has filed multiple chargesheets so far Have done. A total of 15 persons in case RC-03/2020/NIA/JMU.
The statement said the agency is continuing its investigation to dismantle the narco-terror network and destroy the root of terror funding in the country, especially in Kashmir.
