NEW DELHI, Oct 7:
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today charge sheeted eight more individuals in a 2020 transnational narco-terror network case involving drug smuggling from Pakistan into India via the sea route off Gujarat.
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In its eighth supplementary charge sheet filed before the Special NIA Court in Ahmedabad, the agency established a narco-terror conspiracy allegedly masterminded by Italy-based Simranjit Singh Sandhu, Australia-based Tanveer Bedi, and India-based Ankush Kapoor.
The charges were filed under the NDPS Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act based on extensive digital, technical, and documentary evidence.
The other accused named include Pakistani national Tariq alias Bhaijaan, Gagandeep Singh Arora, Tamanna Gupta, Sukhbir Singh alias Happy, and Anwar Masih. The case involves the smuggling of 500 kilograms of heroin from Pakistan into Gujarat, with proceeds used to fund the banned terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). NIA investigations revealed the conspiracy spanned multiple Indian States and several countries including Italy, Australia, UAE, Pakistan, Iran and Thailand.(PTI)
According to the NIA, Ankush Kapoor managed on-ground operations in Punjab, while Simranjit Singh organized the transportation and processing of drugs. Tariq coordinated smuggling via sea routes, and Tanveer Bedi facilitated international hawala transfers to fund LeT activities. Gagandeep Singh Arora, currently absconding, is accused of money laundering.
The Gujarat ATS filed the original chargesheet, and the NIA has now filed eight supplementary chargesheets. So far, 26 accused have been arrested, while eight remain at large as the investigation continues. (UNI)
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