SRINAGAR: Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) filed Monday chargesheets within the 2023 New 12 months’s Day Dhangri terror assaults case of Rajouri towards 5 accused, together with three absconding Pakistan-based handlers of the banned Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).The gunmen had killed seven villagers, together with two kids, of a selected group and wounded a number of others within the assaults on Jan 1 and a pair of, 2023, in Dhangri village. Whereas most had been gunned down on New 12 months’s Day, the youngsters died when an IED left behind by the attackers to focus on safety forces blew up within the space the next day.The Pakistani LeT handlers have been recognized as Saifullah alias Sajid Jutt, Mohd Qasim, and Abu Qatal alias Qatal Sindhi. Whereas Abu Qatal and Sajid Jutt are Pakistanis, Qasim is a resident of Rajouri who crossed over just a few years in the past.“The trio had orchestrated the recruitment and dispatch of LeT terrorists from Pakistan to target innocent civilians, particularly from the minority community, in J&K as well as security personnel,” the NIA chargesheet reads. All have been charged underneath UAPA and numerous sections of IPC.In accordance with NIA, Saifullah, now a high LeT commander, was liable for engineering the general conspiracy together with the opposite two. “Qasim is presently the right-hand of highly placed LeT commanders. Abu Qatal had come to India in 2022 and was active in the Poonch-Rajouri range along with other terrorists,” the NIA stated.The opposite two charged within the case are Nisar Ahmed and Mushtaq Hussain, each LeT overground staff (OGWs) and residents of Poonch district, adjoining Rajouri. NIA had arrested them earlier.“They (Nisar and Mushtaq) had provided support to the terrorists on the directions of Abu Qatal. Along with a juvenile, who was also apprehended for aiding and abetting the perpetrators, they had provided food, shelter… to the terrorists for approximately three months following the attack in Dhangri. They had also attempted to conceal evidence by destroying the mobile phone used for clandestine communication with the Pakistan-based LeT commanders,” the chargesheet states.Just like the others, Nisar and Mushtaq have been charged underneath UAPA and IPC. “The final report against the apprehended juvenile will be submitted to the Juvenile Justice Board Rajouri in due course,” the chargesheet says.In accordance with NIA, Nisar additionally obtained a consignment of arms and money despatched for the terrorists by their handlers. “Investigations have revealed that Nisar had come in contact with Abu Qatal during the latter’s stay in India. He remained in touch even after the latter’s return to Pakistan,” the chargesheet states.
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