NIA Seizes Property Linked to Terrorist Associate, Files Charges Against Additional Accused
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Srinagar, January 3 (NationPress) - The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken action by seizing land associated with a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist affiliate in the Anantnag district. Additionally, the NIA has filed a chargesheet against another individual involved in the ongoing Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) narco-terrorism case.
In its statement, the NIA disclosed: "On January 3, 2025, the agency attached the property of a major suspect in a J&K case that pertains to an encounter with a LeT terrorist. The accused, Mohammad Akbar Dar, was known to associate with the LeT terrorist Uzair Khan, providing him with vital logistical support, safe haven, food, and intelligence.
"To combat terror networks in Kashmir, the NIA has attached Dar's immovable property, which spans 19 marlas, located in Halpora village of Kokernag tehsil in Anantnag, J&K. This action is executed under Sub-section (1) of Section 25 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Uzair Khan was reportedly killed during an encounter in the Guri Nad forest area of Kokernag in 2023.
"The encounter resulted in the martyrdom of four security personnel. Mohammad Akbar Dar was apprehended on September 20, 2023, following the discovery of 40 live rounds of AK-47 ammunition and other incriminating evidence at his residence. He was formally charged in March 2024 before the NIA Special Court in Jammu, facing allegations under Section 120-B of the IPC, Section 25 of the Arms Act 1959, and Sections 18, 19, 38, and 39 of the UA(P)A, 1967, in the case identified as (RC-04/2023/NIA/JMU)," the NIA stated.
In a separate incident, the NIA also filed charges against another suspect linked to a 2020 narco-terrorism case involving a seizure of 17 kg of heroin and cash in Jammu and Kashmir.
"Syed Saleem Jahangir Andrabi (@Saleem Andrabi) has been charged under pertinent sections of the NDPS Act, IPC, and UA(P) Act in the third supplementary chargesheet submitted by the NIA to the agency’s Special Court in Jammu.
"The accused, a resident of Kupwara district, was arrested in July 2024 after avoiding capture for four years in case RC-03/2020/NIA/JMU. This brings the total number of individuals charged in this case to 16, as investigations continue. The Handwara police had initially registered the case in June 2020 when they intercepted an individual, Abdul Momin Peer, during vehicle checks at Kairo Bridge, who was traveling from Baramulla in his Hyundai CRETA.
The vehicle search led to the recovery of approximately Rs. 2 crore in cash and 2 kg of heroin. Further questioning of Peer resulted in an additional seizure of 15 kg of heroin and Rs 1.15 crore in cash.
The NIA, which took over the case in June 2020, discovered during its investigation that Syed Saleem Jahangir Andrabi was involved in a complex conspiracy aimed at procuring and distributing narcotic drugs, generating funds in J&K and beyond. He allegedly collaborated closely with operatives from banned terrorist organizations such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM). The funds generated were purportedly utilized to further terrorist activities in the Union Territory of J&K through a network of over-ground workers (OGWs), according to NIA investigations," concluded another statement from the NIA.
