NIA files chargesheet in its first case

New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI) Moving swiftly in its first case,
the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a
chargesheet against 14 people, including politicians and
bureaucrats, in connection with the alleged siphoning off
developmental funds allotted to North Cachar Hills in India's
northeastern state of Assam in nexus with militants.

The NIA filed the chargesheet in a special court in
Guwahati against militant group Dima Halam Daogah–Jewel(DHD-J)
chief Jewel Garlosa, DHD (J) 'commander-in-chief' Niranjan
Hojai, Chief Executive Member of North Cachar Hills Autonomous
Council Mohit Hojai,Malsawmkimi, Phojendra Hojai, Babul
Kemprai, R H Khan, Ahshringdao Warisa, Samir Ahmed,
Vanlalchhana, George Lawmthang, Jayanta Kumar Ghosh, Debashis
Bhattacharjee and Sandip Ghosh.
The chagesheet was filed on November 17 under various
provisions of Indian Penal Code like conspiracy to wage war,
waging of war, and sections under amended Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act relating to funding terrorism, harbouring
terrorists, terrorist acts. The chargesheet was filed by NIA
after getting sanction from the Central government.
Two of the accused persons -- R H Khan, an Assam
government official and Mohit Hojai, a politician, had moved
the Gauhati High Court for bail which was rejected and they
filed Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court of
India. After considering their SLP, the apex court dismissed
their petition and rejected their bail on November 19. (More)
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