The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday filed a supplementary chargesheet in the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) narco terror case before the NIA Special Court, Mohali, Punjab against alleged narco-terrorists Jaswant Singh of Gurdaspur and Gursant Singh of Tarn Taran, Punjab.
Both the accused persons were charged for criminal conspiracy, impersonation, using forged documents as genuine and destruction of evidence under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
The accused persons were involved in collection, distribution and selling of heroin smuggled from Pakistan as also in collection and channelization of proceeds generated for furthering the activities of the banned terror group Hizbul Mujahideen.
“Accused Gursant Singh was one of the important members of the terrorist gang and as a close associate of prime accused Iqbal Singh alias Shera was responsible for safe movement of heroin and proceeds to various places/unknown persons,” the NIA said in a statement.
Investigation has also brought out that he has purchased many immovable properties and luxury cars to be used as hide outs and for transportation of drugs and proceeds, it said.
Earlier, a chargesheet was filed on October 20 last year against ten accused persons including arrested Hilal Ahmed Shergojri of Pulwama, Bikram Singh of Amritsar (arrested), Maninder Singh (arrested), Ranjit Singh (arrested), Gagandeep Singh (arrested), Iqbal Singh, all from Amritsar (absconding), Ranjit Singh (arrested) and Jaswant Singh (arrested), both from Gurdaspur, Zafar Hussain Bhat of Anantnag, presently in Pakistan (absconding) and Riyaz Ahmed Naikoo of Pulwama (killed).
They charged various IPC sections and provisions of UA (P) A and NDPS Act besides the Indian Passports Act.
This case arose out of Police Station Sadar, Amritsar Case No. 135 dated April 25, 2020 pertaining to arrest of one Hilal Ahmed Shergojri and recovery of Rs 29 lakh from his possession, by Punjab Police.