NIA files chargesheet before Special Court in J&K against four accused in Al Huda Educational Trust terror funding case
NIA filed chargesheet against four accused persons, in the Al Huda Educational Trust (AHET) terror funding case, linked to the Jamaat-e-Islami (JEI), which had allegedly set up the Trust to mobilize funds to further its anti-India agenda even after it was banned.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday i.e. April 5 filed chargesheet before NIA Special Court, Jammu and Kashmir against four accused persons, in the Al Huda Educational Trust (AHET) terror funding case, linked to the Jamaat-e-Islami (JEI), which had allegedly set up the Trust to mobilize funds to further its anti-India agenda even after it was banned.
“A Pak-based Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist, Mushtaq Ahmed Mir @ Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, is among the four individuals/entities named in the chargesheet. Others charged in the case are AHET, Md. Amir Shamshi, a ‘rukun’ (primary member) and chairperson of AHET, and Abdul Hamid Ganai @ Abdul Hamid Fayaz r/o Shopian”, the press release read.
All four accused persons have been charged under various Sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and the Indian Penal Code.
The NIA Investigations revealed that Md. Amir Shamshi was responsible for the day-to-day working of AHET, which was formed by JEI with the explicit purpose of “mobilizing funds to carry on its secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir”.
It further stated that Amir collected funds for JEI, J&K, through the Trust in the form of educational and religious donations, and “channelized the funds” to his co-accused, Amir-e-Jamaat (Head of JEI J&K) Abdul Hamid Ganai, to further the banned outfit’s anti-India agenda.
“Amir Shamshi also conspired with Mushtaq Ahmed Mir, originally a resident of Rajouri. Mushtaq sent funds to Amir from Pakistan through Hawala channels. Amir used these funds to organize propaganda meetings to motivate individuals to engage in secessionist and terror activities”, the agency’s press release stated.
JEI was declared an Unlawful Association in 2019. The NIA had filed a case against JEI in September 2022 after being given the go-ahead to look into the continued suspicious activities of the outlawed terrorist organization.
Statue: The Unlawful Activities Prevention Act; The Indian Penal Code