3 Hizbul Terrorists Among 6 Chargesheeted In Narco-Terror Funding Case In Jammu

An official said on Friday that the State Investigation Agency has filed a fourth supplementary charge sheet against six suspects in a case involving terror funds. The suspects include three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists from Pakistan.

18 people are now being charged in this case after a new charge sheet was filed in a special court here. One of the suspects is police officer Saif Din, who was caught in December of last year.

The SIA caught the cross-border terror group in April 2022 after looking into a Hawala case involving Jatinder Singh, who was a former minister and head of the Nature-Mankind Friendly Party. Singh and 11 others were arrested and charged.

The most recent extra charge sheet was filed against Din, Mohd Sharief Chechi, and Farooq Ahmad Jungal under different parts of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the Narcotic Drug Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, and the Indian Penal Code. It also named Pakistani Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists Hamidullah Khuroo, Farooq Ahmad Shawl, and Javed Ahmad Chalkoo.

The SIA caught Chechi and Jungal in August and December of last year.

The official said the accused were involved in bringing heroin from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir into Uri, Hathlanga, and Baramulla, transporting it, and selling it in Jammu. They planned to give the huge money they made to the Over Ground Workers of Hizbul Mujahideen, a terrorist group that is against the law.

The money was put into banks so that it could be used to fund anti-national activities and other terrorist acts that threaten India’s sovereignty, integrity, and security, the source said.

He also said that the SIA Jammu had seized 10 lakh rupees and frozen more than 70 lakh rupees in bank accounts that were used to buy drugs from across the border.

The official said that the steps have been taken to claim the accused’s property in line with the relevant parts of the law.

Based on the research, the official said that Farooq Ahmad Naikoo, who worked out of Dubai, Mohd Rafiq Najar, Mubashir Mushtaq Fafoo, Ainaz Ahmad Sayam, Chechi, Jungal, and Din were all part of a well-organized drug gang.

He also said that the accused worked with HM terrorists working out of Pakistan to bring drugs into Jammu and Kashmir in order to make money that was used to pay for separatist and terrorist activities.