PUNE: A particular courtroom on Tuesday in Pune transferred the Pune terror module case probe to the Nationwide Investigating Company from Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad. Maharashtra ATS has until now arrested 5 accused within the case. Imran Khan, Yunus Saki, Abdul Kadir Pathan, Simab Kazi and Zulfikar Barodawala all accused are in ATS custody until 11 August 2023.
Whereas looking for switch of the case from ATS, NIA in its software has acknowledged handy over complete case information together with statements of witnesses, supplies, articles, case diaries and so on to a chief investigative officer of the NIA. NIA re-registered the case beneath sections 34, 379, 468 and 511 of the IPC, Sections 13, 15, 16, 18 and 20 of UAPA and related sections of the Arms Act and Maharashtra Police Act.
NIA additionally acknowledged that the Central authorities is of the opinion that scheduled offences beneath the Nationwide Investigation Act (NIA) Act 2008 have been dedicated and having regard to the gravity of offences, inter state linkage, it’s required to be investigated by NIA in accordance with NIA Act 2008. Subsequently NIA prayed earlier than the particular courtroom to forthwith switch judicial information to NIA particular courtroom.
The extra classes decide V R Kachare gave the transit remand of all 5 accused to NIA, which is able to produce them in Mumbai NIA courtroom on Wednesday. Public Prosecutor ( for ATS ) Vijay Fargade stated that the courtroom has handed the order to offer the probe to NIA and likewise handed over the custody of all of the accused. In the meantime, Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) knowledgeable the particular courtroom of Pune that arrested terror suspects are of ‘jihadi ideology’ as incriminating and delicate literature was seized from them. ATS want extra time to probe the case additional due to this fact custodial remand is required to analyze them.
ATS, which was probing the case had produced all 4 suspected terrorists Imran Khan, Yunus Saki, Qadir Pathan and Simab Kazi earlier than the particular courtroom on Saturday on which courtroom had granted ATS custody until 11 August to all accused. Whereas looking for the remand, ATS had knowledgeable the courtroom that throughout the investigation incriminating and delicate literature was seized from the accused. These supplies are delicate in nature, delicate as a result of these supplies and literature are usually not obtainable within the open market within the nation.
The defence lawyer advocate Yashpal Purohit informed the courtroom that ATS in its remand software has talked about that these accused are extremists and of jihadi mentality. “ATS has additionally seized some maps and papers from the accused. ATS has additionally given temporary details about the mannequin they had been utilizing for the communication,” he stated.
Yashpal Purohit additional acknowledged that ATS has knowledgeable the courtroom that the accused are members of Al-Sufa and ISIS terror organisations. Subsequently additional custodial interrogation and time are wanted to probe the case. “Whereas we informed the courtroom, ATS has already seized many supplies from the accused and sufficient custody is already being given due to this fact additional custody just isn’t wanted. Nevertheless, contemplating the nationwide safety the courtroom has granted additional custody to all three accused until 11 August 2023,” Yashpal Purohit stated.
Out of 4 terror suspects two had been arrested by Pune Police throughout routine patrolling within the Kothrud space whereas each had been attempting to steal a motorcycle later the case was transferred to ATS after being discovered that each accused had been wished by the NIA in a Rajasthan Terror module case whereas investigation. ATS has arrested two extra accused on the cost of giving monetary help and shelter to the fear suspect, not too long ago ATS took custody of yet one more accused Zulfikar Barodawala who was in judicial custody and arrested by NIA in an ISIS module case later he was additionally despatched to ATS custody until August 11.
