NIA files charge sheet against Hizjbul terrorist in 2019 CRPF convoy attack case

The terrorist Naveed Mushtaq Shah  has been booked  under sections 120 B,121,121A,122, 307 of Ranbir Panel Code, Section 3 of Explosive Substances Act, section 4 of Jammu and Kashmir Public Property (Prevention of Damage) Act and sections 16, 18, 20, 23,38, and 39 of UA(P) Act.

“Accused Naveed Babu, who was a former constable of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Police, had deserted the force with arms and ammunition in 2017, when he was posted as a guard in FCI, Budgam, NIA officials said in the charge sheet, adding that he later joined the terrorist group Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and became an active terrorist.

“Investigation has established that accused Naveed was actively involved in the planning and execution of the attack on the CRPF convoy in Banihal along with other terrorists Riyaz Ahmed Naikoo, Rayees Ahmed Khan and Dr Saifullah Mir, who were subsequently killed in encounters with security forces. The deceased terrorists Sahil Abdullah Bhat, Adil Bashir Sheikh and Zubair Ahmed Wani were also actively involved in preparation of the explosives that was used in the making of the IED,”  a senior NIA official said, adding that the charges have also been abated against the deceased terrorists involved in the conspiracy.

“The case relates to an attack on the CRPF Convoy at Tethar, Banihal, District Ramban J&K by a terrorist who had exploded an explosive laden Santro car on March 30, 2019 with the intention of killing security personnel and waging war against the Government of India,” the probe agency  said in a statement.
In this regard, an FIR was registered at Police Station Banihal  by the State Police but  NIA re-registered the case on April 15, 2019 and took over the investigation of the case, it further said.

The agency had earlier filed chargesheet against six Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists for their role in this attack, the  agency officials added.