Chief of Jaish -e-Mohammad, and his brother Rauf Asghar have been named as Pulwama terror attack masterminds in the charge sheet by National Investigation Agency, reported NDTV.
NIA is likely to file the charge sheet on Tuesday at a court in Jammu. The 5000 page chargesheet reportedly details how the planning and execution of the terror attacks in Kashmir was done from Pakistan.
Over 40 CRPF jawans were killed when a suicide bomber rammed a security convoy with a car full of explosives in February 2019, ahead of Lok Sabha elections.
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NIA charge sheet reportedly names 20 accused, including Jaish-e-Mohammad conspirators, terrorists who were killed in various operations and half-a-dozen others accused of providing logistical support. "It's a very lengthy charge sheet and we are going to file it today in Jammu court," Sonia Narang, Deputy Inspector General of NIA, reported NDTV.
According to the report, the document includes call recordings and WhatsApp chats with photos of explosives, including RDX, being transported, which were found on the phone of Umar Farooq, a Pakistan-based Jaish commander killed by security forces soon after the Pulwama attack.
Video and audio recording of Masood Azhar praising the Pulwama attack are also said to be part of the charge-sheet. Other digital imprints include a Jaish-e-Mohammed Telegram group that had a post soon after the attack claiming "100 Indian Hindu soldiers were killed and destroyed".
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Masood Azhar is also wanted in India for several attacks including the 26/11 Mumbai terror.
According to the report in NDTV, main conspirators named in the charge-sheet are:
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The other accused are Mohammad Abbas Rather, Waiz-ul-Islam, father-daughter duo Tariq Ahmad Shah and Insha Jan - all alleged Jaish terrorists.
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