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| NIA arrests hawala operator from Punjab’s Amritsar in narco-terror case | | |
New Delhi, Feb 5
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested a hawala operator from Amritsar in Punjab in connection with a narco-terrorism case involving Hizbul Mujahideen.
The accused, identified as Manpreet Singh, had collected heroin, drug proceeds and weapons and transported them as part of a conspiracy, NIA officials said.
The arrest comes a day after the NIA recovered Rs 20 lakh and 130 bullets in searches in Punjab's Amritsar and Gurdaspur in connection with a narco-terror case of Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen.
The searches were conducted at the premises of Manpreet Singh of Amritsar, a close associate of charge-sheeted accused Ranjit Singh and Iqbal Singh in connection with the investigation of the narco-terror case, an NIA spokesperson said.
The case relates to the arrest of Hilal Ahmad Shergojri, an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of HM and a close associate of Riyaz Ahmed Naikoo, the then commander of HM who had come to Amritsar to collect funds to further the terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, the official said.
According to the NIA official, Rs 29 lakh along with a truck was seized from the accused on April 25 last year by Punjab Police.
The case was originally registered by Punjab Police on April 25 last year under sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the seizure of Rs 29 lakh which were drug proceeds, the official said.
Subsequently, sections of the NDPS Act were added during the investigation.
The NIA re-registered the case on May 8 last year and filed chargesheets against 11 accused in a special NIA court in Mohali. |
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