Lucknow, 25 Nov: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a supplementary charge sheet on Friday against an overground worker (OGW) of the Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit in a case involving a criminal conspiracy to carry out attacks in various parts of the country, including Uttar Pradesh.
According to a spokesperson for the agency, the supplementary charge sheet against Danish Naseer, a resident of the Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, was filed in a special court here under various sections.
According to the NIA, the case was registered on September 12, 2018 at the Anti-Terrorist Squad Police Station in Lucknow, but was re-registered 12 days later for a thorough investigation. “Investigations have revealed that Naseer was working as an OGW for Hizbul Mujahideen, providing shelter and other forms of support to the outfit’s active terrorists,” the spokesperson said.
As part of the larger conspiracy, he knowingly assisted Hizbul terrorist Kamruz Zaman in committing terrorist acts, according to the NIA official. “Among other things, Naseer transferred ?30,000 to arrested accused Zaman in order to further the terrorist activities of the outfit,” the spokesperson said.
