Sarjan Barkati, Spouse chargesheeted by SIA

SRINAGAR: Kashmir unit of State Investigation Company (SIA) offered a cost sheet in opposition to Sarjan Ahmad Wagay alias Sarjan Barkati, his spouse, and others in a case of illegal actions and militant financing, on Friday.

A spokesperson in a press release mentioned, “Among the many others named within the chargesheet, embrace; Abdul Hamid Lone  alias Hamid Mawar, an lively militant of HM, based mostly in Pakistan, absconding on this case, earlier than the honourable Particular UAPA Courtroom, Kulgam, in case FIR No. 02 of 2023 of Police Station SIA Kasimir.”

The case, the assertion reads, was registered on March 3 2023 beneath sections 13, 17, 18, 21, 39, 40 UA(P)A. “The case was registered based mostly on allegations that  Sarjan Ahmad Wagay (aka Sarjan Barkati) son of Abdul Razaq Wagay resident  of Rebban, Zainapora, Shopian, an lively ideologue, promoter and supporter of ongoing militant – secessionist nexus, hatched a prison conspiracy with others which embrace his kinfolk and members of the family to facilitate, support, incite, recommendation, advocate, and promote militant and secessionist ideologies and actions by means of his inflammatory speeches and thru such audio video inflammatory speeches he has incited, instigated and provoked youth to hitch the militant ranks.”

“Additional in pursuance of aforesaid bigger prison conspiracy, they acquired, raised and picked up funds from completely different suspicious sources in money and thru banking channels into their financial institution accounts of various banks, supposed for use for functions of militancy and secessionism and by utilizing these funds Sarjan Ahmad Wagay has bought some immovable properties supposed and sure for use for the furtherance of militancy”, reads the assertion.

The investigation, the assertion reads, has established the culpability of the accused Sarjan Barkati, his spouse and their Pakistan based mostly handler in furthering and financing the militant and secessionist actions in JK. “The trio accused pursuant to the prison conspiracy generated militancy funds to the tune of INR 1.74 crores which had been routed by means of varied shell accounts supposed for use for selling and creating wherewithal’s for propagation of secessionist, subversive, militant ideology and illegal actions in J&Okay to attain their frequent goal of separation of JK from Union of India and to help militant actions and ecosystem.”

The trio, the assertion reads, had been in touch with one another by means of secret communication functions and encrypted messenger functions. “Within the investigation of the case among the many accused chargesheeted two are arrested and lodged in judicial custody whereas the third is predicated in Pakistan.”

“The cost sheet was offered throughout the statutory interval of investigation after acquiring the obligatory authorities sanction in opposition to these three accused individuals for fee of offences punishable beneath sections 13, 17, 18, 21, 39, 40 UA(P)A learn with sections 120-B, 420, 471 IPC”, reads the assertion.

“Additional investigation in opposition to different suspects and associates of charge-sheeted accused individuals shall be continued”, concludes the assertion. (GNS)