 EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 6: Special Judge NIA Jammu Subash C Gupta today granted 15 days judicial remand of DySP Devinder Singh S/o Deedar Singh R/o Overigund, Tral, Pulwama J&K, Syed Naveed Mushtaq Shah @ Naveed Baba, S/o Syed Mushtaq Ahmad Shah,R/o Nazneepora, Keegam Shopain, J&K, Irfan Safi Mir, S/o Late Mohd. Safi Mir R/o House No 44, Diaroo Keegam, Shopain, J&K, Rafi Ahmed Rather S/o Ab Rashid Rather R/o -Batpora/ Herpora Police Station Imam Sahib Shopain, J&K and Syed Irfan Ahmad @ Irfan, aged 26 yrs, son of Syed Mushtaq Ahmed, resident of Nazneenpora, District Shopian, J&K.
Today the application has been filed by the CIO, Arvind Digvijay Negi, SP NIA, Delhi seeking shifting of accused namely Devinder Singh @ Devender, Syed Naveed Mushtaq Shah @ Naved Babu@ Babar, Irfan Shafi Mir, Rafi Ahmed Rather & Syed Irfan Ahmad @ Irfan from police cusotdy to judicial cusotdy for 30 days, on remand.
Special Judge NIA Subash C Gupta after perusal and consideration of the relevant entries of the CD file, it reveals that the case relates to ferrying of two HM terrorists (accused) namely – Syed Naveed Mushtaq Shah and Rafi Ahmed Rather under the earlier hatched criminal conspiracy with their associates, co-accused namely DySP -Devinder Singh & Irfan Shafi Mir towards Jammu, on 11.01.2020, in a Hyundai I-20 car bearing Registration No JK-03H-1738. And on getting specific information, they were apprehended at Mir Bazar, Qazigund by the J&K Police. During search of the afore referred car, one AK-47, 03 pistols, 05 hand grenades, 174 live rounds of AK-47 & 36 live rounds of pistol and other incriminating material were recovered from the same. On this basis , a case FIR No. 05/2020 u/s 18, 19,20,38&39 of UA(P) Act, section 7/25 of Arms Act and section 3/4 of Explosive Substances Act was registered with the Police Station Qazigund. Subsequently, in compliance to the order No. 11011/10/2020/NIA dated 17.01.2020, issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi, NIA Branch office Jammu has re-registered a case No. RC-01/2020/NIA/JMU dated 17.01.2020 and thereafter, immediately, set the investigation into motion. On 23.1.2020, in the currency of the investigation, Syed Irfan Ahmad @ Irfan, named herein above was arrested for his role in the larger conspiracy and being a harbourer of the terrorists. It is further surfaced in the investigation that afore named Syed Irfan Ahmed is younger brother of accused- Syed Naveed Mustaq Shah and is instrumental in acting as a go- between him and DySP Devinder Singh for facilitating their travel for specific mission, in pursuance of their earlier hatched criminal conspiracy, in the matter. The accused have been got medically examined by Police Hospital, DPL Jammu today. Relevant record is enclosed with the present remand application.
Court observed that in view the facts and the circumstances of the case, gravity and heinousness of the crime as involved in the present matter,submissions made by the CIO of the NIA and the stage of the investigation of the case, the court is of the considered opinion that remanding the accused to judicial custody as prayed by the NIA through the medium of the present application is imperative for completion of the ongoing investigation. Accordingly, the prayer made by the NIA seems to be genuine and justified. Hence, the application made by CIO, NIA , in the matter for remand is hereby allowed for fifteen days to judicial custody.
Court further observed that as per prayer of the CIO, NIA , accused -Devinder Singh alias Devender is ordered to be lodged in the Sub Jail, Hiranagar (J&K) and other accused - Syed Naveed Mushtaq Shah @ Naved Babu@ Babar, Irfan Shafi Mir, Rafi Ahmed Rather & Syed Irfan Ahmad @ Irfan are ordered to be lodged in Central Jail , Kot Bhalwal, Jammu.
They shall be produced before this court, after expiry of the judicial remand as granted for further orders. -JNF |
