The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday said it has filed a chargesheet against three accused persons in a case of conspiracy for extortion and disruption of Government works at Tetariyakhad Colliery in Jharkhand.
The agency filed the first supplementary charge sheet before the NIA Special Court, Ranchi, against the three accused persons — Saif Ansari alias Saif Ali, 24, Shahrukh Ansari alias Tiwari Khan, 25, and Ajay Turi, 21, all of Bundu village under Keredari police station in Hazaribagh, the NIA said in a statement.
The trio has been charged under various Sections of the Indian Penal Code, Arms Act, Explosive Substance Act, Criminal Law Amendment (CLA) Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The case relates to commission of terror act of indiscriminate firing and arson resulting in burning of five vehicles and injuries to four civilians at Tetariyakhad Colliery in Latehar district of Jharkhand on December 18, 2020.
“The motive was to terrorise Delivery Order holders, transporters, lifters of coal in order to commit extortion,” it said. Originally, FIR Number 234/2020 dated December 19, 2020 was registered at Balumath police station, Latehar which was re-registered by NIA on March 4, 2021.
Earlier, the NIA had filed a charge sheet against seventeen accused persons on August 5 last year in this case.
“During further investigation it was established that the three accused persons chargesheeted yesterday were responsible for procurement of weapons and ammunition and carrying out the terrorist act at Tetariakhand Colliery in collusion with other members of Sujit Sinha and Aman Sahu gang,” it added.
