Jammu: J&K State Investigation Agency (SIA) has filed a charge sheet against 11 accused, in which Hizb-Hul-MUJAHIEDEN (HM) chief Mohammad Yusuf Shah, Mohammad Yusuf Shah Ules Salayed Salahuddin and another Pakistan-based terrorist, are registered in a cross-border narco-terreer case.Jugal Manhas, SSP of SIA of Jammu Wing, said that the FIR was registered in 2022, and a terrorist was related to the financing network in which Pakistan-based outfits were working in Jammu and Kashmir.The SSP said that in -depth investigation has revealed that terrorist colleagues and a well -organized network of couriers raised funds for HM by facilitating drug smuggling and sales. The network emerged as a major channel for terrorist financing in the region, Manhas said, “Many of these individuals have received significant funds through drug income, despite being negligible sources of income.,Apart from Salhuddin, the other accused named in the charge sheet are Bashrat Ahmed Bhat of Budgam, now located in Rawalpindi, Pakistan; Khalid Hussain, Harpreet Singh, Mohammad Shokit, Javid Ahmed, rather Manzoor Ahmed, Chen Singh, Sahil Kumar, Asif Rahman Reshi and Sandeepak Singh.The SSP said that the drugs were smuggled from Pakistan to Jammu and Kashmir, and the income from the sale of these drugs was deposited in the account of one of the accused on the instructions of Basharat Ahmed Bhat.The SIA official said that some accused were responsible for distributing drugs among local youth, while some had allegedly appointed other accused to sell drugs to their customers.Manhas said that the investigation pointed out a major conspiracy by HM to destabilize peace in Jammu and Kashmir to facilitate terrorist activities, Manhas said. The official said that further investigation is to identify and catch other persons who may join the network.
