The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 25, 2022, filed a supplementary chargesheet against one Danish Naseer, an overground worker (OGW), of the Hizbul Mujahideen, an Islamic terror outfit in a case related to a criminal conspiracy to carry out attacks in different parts of the country, including in Uttar Pradesh.
Danish has been charged under Section 120B (Criminal Conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 17 (Punishment for raising funds for a terrorist act), 18 (Punishment for conspiracy, etc), and 38 (Offence relating to membership of a terrorist organization) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
“Investigations have established that Naseer was working as OGW for Hizbul Mujahideen and providing shelter and all kinds of support to active terrorists of the outfit. Being a part of the larger conspiracy, he knowingly facilitated Hizbul terrorist Kamruz Zaman for committing terrorist acts,” the NIA said in a press release.
Danish transferred Rs.30,000 to the arrested accused Kamruj Zaman, to further the terrorist activities of Hizbul Mujahideen, the press release further said.
An FIR was registered on September 12, 2018, at Anti-Terrorist Squad, Police Station, Lucknow, and later re-registered on September 24, 2018, the press release stated.
