NIA files charge sheet against another accused in Jammu and Kashmir narco-terror case

Jammu And Kashmir: NIA has filed a case under NDPS Act, Indian Penal Code (IPC), and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against Syed Salim Jahangir Andrabi alias Salim Andrabi in special court Jammu. [UA(P) Act] The third supplementary charge sheet has been filed under relevant sections. Actually, Salim, a resident of Kupwara district, was arrested in July 2024. He was absconding for the last four years. So far, chargesheet has been filed against a total of 16 accused in this case and the investigation is still going on.

The case started in June 2020, when Handwara police detained Abdul Momin Peer while checking vehicles on Cairo Bridge. About Rs 2 crore in cash and 2 kg of heroin were recovered from Peer’s Hyundai Creta car. After interrogation, the police also recovered 15 kg of heroin and Rs 1.15 crore in cash.

Wires related to Pakistani terrorist organizations
NIA investigation revealed that Salim Andrabi was hatching a deep conspiracy with the operatives of Pakistan-based banned terrorist organizations, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). He was involved in drug buying and selling and raising funds. The money raised was used to promote terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir. In this case, NIA says that Salim Andrabi was carrying out these activities through the network of Over Ground Workers (OGWs). The investigation of the case is still going on.

A major success in NIA’s efforts
The NIA had said in a statement that a reward had been offered for the arrest of Syed Salim Jahangir Andrabi alias Salim Andrabi, a resident of Kupwara district. After the arrest, a charge sheet was filed against Andrabi under various sections of the NDPS Act, IPC and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. His arrest is a major breakthrough in the NIA’s efforts to dismantle the narco-terrorist nexus and dismantle the network created in India by cross-border terrorist organizations.

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