The Kokernag Encounter, however, came at a heavy cost, with the loss of four brave personnel, including Colonel Manpreet Singh and Major Ashish Dhonchak.
JAMMU: The NIA on Saturday filed a supplementary chargesheet against a former Jammu and Kashmir policeman, who deserted the force and joined the Pakistan-based terrorist group Hizbul Mujahideen, for his alleged involvement in attacking a CRPF convoy in 2019, an official said.
Naveed Mushtaq Shah, an ex-constable of Jammu and Kashmir police, had decamped with arms and ammunition in 2017 when he was posted as a guard at the Food Corporation of India (FCI), Budgam, an official of the premier investigation agency said.
After deserting the force, he joined the outlawed Pakistan-based and Kashmir-focused Hizbul-Mujahideen terror group and became an active terrorist, according to the NIA official.
The NIA had earlier filed chargesheet against six Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists for their role in this attack. The terrorist had exploded an explosive-laden Santro car on March 30, 2019, with the intention of killing CRPF security personnel.
SRINAGAR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday filed a supplementary charge sheet against arrested Hizbul Mujahideen commander Naveed Babu in the Banihal convoy attack case before the special court in Jammu. NIA had earlier filed charge sheets against seven Hizbul terrorists, including Naveed, for their role in the attack.
An NIA statement said that the supplementary charge sheet against Naveed has been filed under relevant sections of Ranbir Penal Code (IPC), Explosive Substances Act, J&K Public Property (Prevention of Damage) Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
On March 30, 2019, a CRPF convoy was attacked by a terrorist at Tethar in Banihal in J&K’s Ramban district. The terrorist, who died on the spot, had attempted to ram an explosive-laden Santro car into the convoy, with the intention of killing security personnel and waging a war against the Government of India. Though no security personnel was killed in the attack, a case was registered at Banih