Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar, the chief of the Jaish-e-Mohammad, and his brother Rauf Asghar have been named because the masterminds of the Pulwama terror assault within the National Investigation Agency (NIA)’s charge-sheet, sources have informed.
A 5,000-page charge-sheet that the NIA is prone to file immediately at a courtroom in Jammu reportedly particulars how the planning and execution of one of many deadliest terror assaults in Kashmir was executed from Pakistan.
Over 40 troopers had been killed when a suicide bomber rammed a safety convoy with a automobile filled with explosives in February final 12 months.
The charge-sheet reportedly names 20 accused, together with Jaish-e-Mohammad conspirators, terrorists who had been killed in numerous operations and half-a-dozen others accused of offering logistical assist. “It’s a very lengthy charge sheet and we are going to file it today in Jammu court,” Sonia Narang, Deputy Inspector General of NIA.
The doc, say sources, consists of name recordings and Whats App chats with images of explosives, together with RDX, being transported, which had been discovered on the telephone of Umar Farooq, a Pakistan-based Jaish commander killed by safety forces quickly after the Pulwama assault.
Masood Azhar’s video and audio recordings praising the Pulwama assault are additionally mentioned to be a part of the charge-sheet. Other digital imprints embody a Jaish-e-Mohammed Telegram group that had a put up quickly after the assault claiming “100 Indian Hindu soldiers were killed and destroyed”.
Azhar is needed in India for a number of assaults together with the 26/11 Mumbai terror.
Key conspirators named within the charge-sheet are:
Adil Ahmed Dar, the suicide bomber who rammed the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy on February 14.
Umer Farooq: Jaish commander who oversaw the execution of the assault and who assembled the bomb used within the assault. He was killed in an encounter on March this 12 months together with one other bomb-making knowledgeable, Kamran.
Shakir Bashir Magrey: He allegedly drove the automobile used within the assault however bought off round 500 meters from the assault web site. His function included procuring gloves, battery and ammonium powder used to assemble the IED (Improvised Explosive Device) by an e-commerce net portal. Magrey, a furnishings store proprietor close to the location, intently monitored the motion of safety convoys and shared the small print with Umer Farooq and Adil Ahmed Dar.
Mohammed Iqbal Rather: The NIA says the 25-year-old from Budgam facilitated transport from choosing up Pak-based terrorists to bringing them into Kashmir. The NIA arrested Rather in July.
Bilal Ahmed Kuchey: Allegedly procured high-end cell phones for Jaish, considered one of which was used to file a video as Adil Ahmed Dar slammed his automobile into the CRPF convoy.
The different accused are Mohammad Abbas Rather, Waiz-ul-Islam, father-daughter duo Tariq Ahmad Shah and Insha Jan – all alleged Jaish terrorists.
