The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday filed a supplementary chargesheet against Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorist Naveed Mushtaq Shah, alias Naveed Babu, before the Special NIA Court, Jammu under various Ranbir Penal Code sections and Explosive Substances Act besides Kashmir Public Property (Prevention of Damage) Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The case relates to an attack on the CRPF convoy at Tethar, Banihal, Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir by a terrorist who had exploded an explosive-laden Santro car on March 30, 2019 with the intention of killing security personnel and waging war against the Government of India.
In this regard, a case FIR No 39/2019 dated March 30, 2019 was registered at Police Station Banihal, Ramban. The NIA re-registered the case as RC-3/2019/NIA/JMU on April 15, 2019 and took over the investigation of the case.
The agency had earlier filed chargesheet against six Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists for their role in this attack.
The accused Naveed Mushtaq Shah alias Naveed Babu is a former constable of Jammu and Kashmir police. He had decamped with arms and ammunition in 2017, when he was posted as a guard in FCI, Budgam. After deserting the force he had joined the terrorist group Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and became an active terrorist, the NIA said.
“Investigation has established that accused Naveed Mushtaq Shah was actively involved in the planning and execution of the attack on the CRPF convoy in Banihal along with other terrorists Riyaz Ahmed Naikoo, Rayees Ahmed Khan and Dr. Saifullah Mir who were subsequently killed in encounters with security forces,” it said.
The deceased terrorists Sahil Abdullah Bhat, Adil Bashir Sheikh and Zubair Ahmed Wani were actively involved in preparation of the explosives that went into the making of the IED. Charges have been abated against the deceased terrorists involved in the conspiracy.
Charges have been framed by the NIA Court against the six accused chargesheeted earlier.
Further trial is continuing, it added.