Terror funding: NIA charges Hafiz Saeed, Salahuddin

The NIA on Thursday filed a chargesheet against 12 people, including Lashkar-eTaiba chief Hafeez Saeed and Hizbul Mujahideen head Syed Salahuddin, in a case related to alleged funding of terror and secessionist activities in the Kashmir valley.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) chargesheet, running into 12794 pages and filed before a designated court in New Delhi, accuses the two of fomenting trouble and sending funds to the valley through non-banking channels.

Among those chargesheeted are separatist leaders, a businessman and alleged stone pelters. The accused have been charged with conspiring to wage a war against the government by carrying out terrorist and secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.

The NIA had registered an FIR in the case in May last year.

“During the course of investigation, the NIA teams conducted searches at over 60 locations spread across Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana and Delhi and seized over 950 incriminating documents and over 600 electronic devices. During the investigation, over 300 witnesses were examined,” the agency said in a statement.

The judicial custody of 10 people arrested in connection with the case ended Thursday.

Under the anti-terror law -the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act -- the prosecuting agency has to file a chargesheet within 6 months, failing which the accused is eligible for bail.

The agency said scrutiny and analysis of the documents and digital devices established that

NEWDELHI: BESIDES THE LASHKAR CHIEF AND HIZBUL HEAD, SEPARATIST LEADERS, A BUSINESSMAN AND TWO ALLEGED STONE PELTERS WERE ALSO CHARGESHEETED