Delhi Court convicts four Al Qaeda operatives for terror activities
The case stems from an FIR filed in December 2015 by the Delhi police special cell, which received information that the terrorist organization al-Qaeda was attempting to establish a base in India under the banner of the AQIS and had declared Asim Umar as its 'Amir' (head).
A Delhi Court on Friday convicted four Al Qaeda operatives for terror activities and expanding the network of the al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).
Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sanjay Khanagwal of the Patiala House Court, Delhi convicted Mohd. Asif, Mohd. Abdul Rehman, Zaffar Masood, and Abdul Sami under Sections 18 and 18B of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
While convicting the four Al-Qaeda terrorists, the court stated that the prosecution proved the allegations beyond a reasonable doubt. The court will hear arguments on the quantum of the sentence on February 14. However, the court acquitted two co-accused Syed Mohd. Zeeshan Ali and Dr. Sabeel Ahmad in the same case on a personal bail bond of Rs.10,000 each.
The Delhi Police alleged that Abdul Rehman ran a madrasa in Uttar Pradesh, and was trying to “radicalize the youths who enrolled there for terror activities”. It was also alleged that Zaffar Masood was propagating the terror agenda of the outfit among the youths to attract them toward AQIS. Furthermore, the Delhi Police alleged that Abdul Rehman was suspected to have international links in the middle-east and Pakistan.
The case stems from a First Information Report (FIR) filed in December 2015 by the Delhi police special cell, which received information that the terrorist organization al-Qaeda was attempting to establish a base in India under the banner of the AQIS and had declared Asim Umar as its 'Amir' (head).
Source: ANI