Kamal Ghorui
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir police’s state investigation agency (SIA) on Thursday filed chargesheet against 10 people accused in the “white collar” terror module case. One amongst them, Umar Un Nabi, was killed in the Red Fort blast last Nov.The other nine accused are: Arif Nisar Dar, Yasir Ul Ashraf Bhat, Maqsood Ahmad Dar of Nowgam, Irfan Ahmad Wagay of Shopian, Zameer Ahmad Ahanger of Ganderbal, Muzamil Shakeel Ganaie of Pulwama, Adeel Ahmad Rather of Kulgam, Shaheen Saeed of Lucknow, and Tufail Ahmad Bhat of Batmaloo. All of them were booked at Srinagar’s Nowgam police station.SIA stated, “The case highlights the evolving and sophisticated nature of terror conspiracies, including the misuse of professional institutions and digital platforms.”The agency said provocative and threatening posters were found pasted across Nowgam on Oct 19, 2025, which were “aimed at spreading fear among the public, disturbing public order, and directly challenging the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India.” The campaign was part of a larger, well-orchestrated terrorist conspiracy aimed at reviving the banned terrorist outfit Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, it said.The accused persons had formed a highly clandestine module, and actively engaged in radicalisation, recruitment, and operational preparations for carrying out terrorist attacks across the country. They were actively disseminating extremist propaganda through digital platforms and had undertaken procurement of materials and experimental activities related to explosive fabrication, including within residential premises and facilities linked to Al-Falah University.The SIA said through a comprehensive, evidence-driven investigation, it has had successfully dismantled the entire terrorist network and its support structure. “The investigation has unearthed clinching and irrefutable evidence; comprising recoveries, digital forensics, scientific analysis, and corroborative witness accounts, which firmly establishes the complicity, active participation, and coordinated roles of each accused in the conspiracy.”
