The NIA has chargesheeted two Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) terrorists hailing from Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) in connection with a case relating to recovery of arms, ammunition, grenades, IED materials including explosives and detonators, Pakistan- made medicines and eatables among others from the forest area near Line of Control (LoC) in an operation by Army in August last year.
The two chargesheeted LeT terrorists are Khalil Ahmad Kayani, 34, and Mohammad Nazeem,23, both residents of village Tedaban, tehsil Khurshidabad, district Haveli Farwad Kahuta, (PoK) under Ranbir Penal Code Section relating to criminal conspiracy and relevant provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act besides Arms Act, Explosives Substances Act and provisions of Egress and Internal Movement (Control) Ordinance, 2005.
The chargesheet was filed at the NIA Special Court, Jammu.
The case is related to the arrest of these two accused persons near Nilkanth Nala, approximately 700 metres in Indian side of LoC, in Gulmarg Sector of District Baramulla and recovery of arms and ammunition by the Indian Army August 21 last year.
"Investigation has revealed that accused Khalil Ahmad Kayani and Mohammad Nazeem from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), were in contact of their Handler of LeT and Pakistani Army in PoK. Both were engaged in the task of concealing the arms ammunitions, explosives etc. across the LoC in the forest area of the Indian Territory for the use by Pakistani Terrorists to carry out the terrorist activities in India," the NIA said in a statement.