SIA chargesheets ‘anti-national social media influencer’ in Budgam

Srinagar, Mar 08: The State Investigation Agency (SIA), Kashmir on Saturday said to have filed a charge sheet (Challan) against a twitter handler before the Designated Special Court under NIA Act Budgam.

The case pertains to publishing of anti-national, secessionist and pro-terrorist content on social media, a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reads.

“The case was registered on information that a twitter handle LACTERATED KASHMIR is publishing content on Twitter which is secessionist and anti-India in nature; and promotes terrorism in J&K. Accordingly a formal case was registered vide FIR 18 of 2022 in police Station CIK/SIA Kashmir,” it reads.

During extensive technical investigation, SIA said to have identified the twitter handler as Irfan-Ul-Haq of KawoosaKhalisa of Budgam District. “The accused had created multiple Twitter accounts under pseudonyms to conceal his identity from Law Enforcement Agencies. SIA successfully identified twitter handles like Lacerated Kashmir, The Resistance Kashmir, Maimed Kashmir and Wounded Kashmir which were being operated by the accused person to spread secessionist ideology, promoting terrorism and downplaying lawful administrative regime, besides he has also shown disrespect to the Indian National Flag through his twitter posts,” the statement reads.

On 07th of March 2025 SIA Kashmir filed a comprehensive charge sheet against the accused for commission of crime under sections 153-A of IPC, section 13 unlawful Activities (prevention) Act and section 02 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act for judicial determination, it added.