SIA files chargesheet in migrant threat case

Jammu, Dec 23: The State Investigation Agency (SIA), Jammu, Monday filed a chargesheet against key operatives behind the notorious ‘Kashmir Fight’ , a social media handle.

A statement of SIA issued here said that the chargesheet was filed before the 3rd Additional Sessions Judge, Jammu.

It said that the platform, operated by The Resistance Front (TRF) - a proscribed terrorist organisation - was used to issue chilling online threats to migrant Kashmiri Pandit employees, aiming to spread fear and unrest.

The statement said that in February 2024, a series of threatening posts were published on social media by the terror outfit’s social media handle, following which an investigation was initiated by SIA Jammu.

It said that during the investigation, SIA apprehended Farhaan Muzaffar Mattoo of Srinagar for his alleged role in gathering and sharing sensitive information about targeted employees.

The SIA statement said that the probe revealed that Mattoo acted as a conduit, using encrypted communication platforms to pass critical data about migrant employees to handlers based in Pakistan, who then issued threats through the ‘Kashmir Fight’ platform.

The chargesheet also names Sheikh Sajjad Ahmad, alias Sajjad Gul, a Srinagar resident, now operating from Pakistan, as the mastermind of this plot.

It said that Sajad is accused of coordinating the campaign to intimidate migrant employees and disrupt communal harmony in J&K.

The statement that the exposing of terror plans to disrupt peace underscores the determination of J&K Police to protect its citizenry and provide a peaceful environment to them.