SIU presents chargesheet against slain LeT militant, female associate: Police

SRINAGAR — Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of J-K Police on Monday presented a chargesheet against a dead Lashkar-i-Toiba (LeT) militant and female militant associate before the NIA Court Anantnag.

The chargesheet was submitted in case FIR No. 346/2022 under Section 307, 302 IPC, 7/27 A. Act, 17, 18, 20, 23, 38, 39 ULAP Act of Police Station Anantnag.

In a statement, the police said that its SIU wing presented a chargesheet against a militant associate namely Shaheen Akhter daughter of Bashir Ahmad Ganai, resident of Tangward Brenti Batpora Anantnag and a slain militant Umer Nazir Bhat son of Nazir Ahmad Bhat, resident of Bon-Dailgam linked with proscribed militant outfit LeT.

The statement further stated that the investigation of the case is going on under Section 173 (8) with regard to the technical evidence, the report of which is awaited from CFSL Chandigarh.