He is a close associate of Riyaz Ahmad Naikoo, the then commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) in Kashmir :NIA

New Delhi, July 31

The NIA filed supplementary chargesheet against narco trafficker in Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) Narco Terror Case of Moga Punjab.

The accused was identified as Manpreet Singh from Amritsar, Punjab who was has been booked under Section 120B, 201 and 489-C of IPC, Sections 25 (1AA) of Arms Act and sections 21 (C), 27A and 29 of NDPS Act.

The case was originally registered in April 2020 Sadar police station of Amritsar City related to the arrest of Hilal Ahmad Shergojri and seizure of a truck and recovery of Rs. 29 lakhs from his possession. 

The NIA said that he was an over ground worker and a close associate of Riyaz Ahmad Naikoo, the then commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) in Kashmir, who had come to Amritsar to collect funds that were proceeds of narcotics sale, for furthering terrorist activities in J&K. 

The NIA had re-registered the case as in May 2020 and taken over the investigation. The agency had earlier NIA had filed chargesheet against 11 accused persons in the case.

The NIA's investigation revealed that chargesheeted accused Manpreet Singh is a narco trafficker and he was in close contact with other co-conspirators of the case for supply of weapons and channelising the proceeds of sale of narcotics. During search 130 live rounds of 9mm calibre of Pakistani origin were recovered from his possession.

The NIA is further investigating the case.