Srinagar, Nov 8 (KNS): The State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir has filed a chargesheet before the Court of Special Judge (Designated under NIA Act), Srinagar, in connection with a narco-terror case registered as FIR No. 03/2025 of Police Station Parimpora (now SIA Kashmir).
The case pertains to a narco-terror module allegedly operated by Pakistan-based terrorist handler Mushtaq Ahmad Khan alias Khalid Bhai, affiliated with the banned outfit Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM).
The chargesheet has been filed under Sections 13, 18, 20, 38, and 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) read with Section 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 8, 21, and 29 of the NDPS Act against seven accused persons.
They have been identified as Anas Aijaz, son of Aijaz Ahmad Awan, resident of Dildhar, Tangdhar, Kupwara; Zahid Ahmad Sheikh, son of Nazir Ahmad Sheikh, resident of Chinnipora Bala, Tangdhar; Tanzeer Ahmad Najar, son of Muhammad Syed Najar, resident of Sudhpora, Karnah; Bilal Shabir Awan, son of Shabir Ahmad Awan, resident of Dildhar, Tangdhar (presently absconding); Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, son of Gulzar Ahmad Khan, resident of Trumnard Batpora, Kupwara (presently operating from Pakistan); Basit Ashraf Malik, son of Mohammad Ashraf Malik, resident of Nowpora, Safakadal, Srinagar; and Arsalan Mushtaq Bangri, son of Mushtaq Ahmad Bangri, resident of Nowhatta, Srinagar.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
According to the SIA, the case was registered on January 6, 2025, at Police Station Parimpora after more than nine kilograms of heroin were recovered from a Tata Sumo (registration number JK05D-1837) during a naka checking near Parimpora, Srinagar. The vehicle was driven by Anas Aijaz, accompanied by Zahid Ahmad Sheikh, both residents of Karnah, Kupwara.
In view of the gravity of the matter, the case was subsequently handed over to the SIA Kashmir for investigation. During the course of the probe, the agency said it uncovered a wider transnational narcotics and terror-financing network. This network was found to be involved in the smuggling of narcotics to generate funds aimed at sustaining terrorism through drug proceeds.
The SIA stated that the filing of this chargesheet marks a significant step in its ongoing efforts to dismantle narco-terror modules propagated by cross-border handlers to finance terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.(KNS).