NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted 11 accused in connection with a terror conspiracy linked to a branch of the banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist organisation.
The accused have been charged under various provisions of the BNS, 2023, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, in the chargesheet filed before a court in Guwahati.
“Investigations had revealed the active involvement of the accused in the conspiracy of Imam Mahmuder Kafila (IMK), a branch of the JMB, to expand the terror outfit's terrorist ideology in West Bengal and the north-eastern states of India, including Assam and Tripura. The conspiracy involved promotion of the terrorist organisation's extremist agenda, radicalisation of vulnerable youth, and expansion of the outfit's network in India,” the agency said.
The NIA said its probe found that JMB senior member Imam Mahmud Habibullah had established IMK to promote the banned outfit's agenda in India.
The agency further found that the 11 accused had conspired to expand the outfit's presence through clandestine meetings, religious indoctrination programmes, circulation of extremist literature and the use of digital platforms for anti-India propaganda.
"Two of the key chargesheeted accused have been identified as Nasimuddin, who was spearheading IMK's activities in Assam, and Jagir Mia, who was leading the outfit in Tripura. During the course of investigation, NIA uncovered a trail of incriminating documents, electronic devices and digital records, which were used to build the case against the accused," said an NIA.