NIA charge sheets Pak-based terrorist, three others in Srinagar civilian killings case

Srinagar, Aug 08: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted four persons, including a Pak-based terrorist, for the killing of two non-local civilians by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and its offshoot The Resistance Front (TRF), in Kashmir in February this year.

A statement issued said the accused, Adil Manzoor Langoo, Ahran Rasool Dar @ Tota, Dawood, and their Pakistan-based handler Jahangeer @ Peer Sahab, have been chargesheeted under various sections of IPC and UA (P) Act. The NIA special court, Jammu, has already issued an open ended non-bailable warrant against absconding accused Jahangir@ Peer Sab.

All four accused were involved in the brutal killing of two civilians on the evening of 7th February 2024 at Karfali Mohalla, Shala Kadal, Srinagar. NIA took over the case from the in June this year and re-registered it as RC-01/2024/NIA/JMU, the statement said.

It also said that NIA investigations revealed that Adil Manzoor Langoo, who had joined LeT in 2023, had been motivated by Pakistani handlers to boost the terror outfit’s activities in Srinagar, Kashmir. He had also been involved in previous terror attacks in the Kashmir Valley. He, along with his close associates Ahran Rasool Dar and Dawood, was working under the directions of Jahangeer, who had motivated them to unleash jehad in Sringar area to spread fear and terror among the non-locals with an intention to wage war against the Government of India.

The trio had conspired with their handler Jahangir @ Peer Sahab to kill the innocents at Shala Kadal, Srinagar. On the directions of Jehangir, Adil and Ahran had received the arms and ammunition which were used subsequently by Adil to commit the crime. Dawood had helped Adil destroy the evidence of the crime, the statement said.

It added that NIA has been cracking down on terrorist organisations active in Kashmir. LeT, the largest terrorist group in the region, has been working through various offshoots to carry out its operations after it was banned by the Government of India. LeT/TRF has been luring unemployed youth into terrorist activities by using the social media extensively to propagate its dangerous agenda and promote its activities.

Further investigations are continuing in the case, the statement added.