NIA files supplementary charge-sheet against 3 narco-traffickers

NIA on Thursday filed a supplementary charge-sheet against three persons for ir alleged involvement in selling smuggled heroin and channelling proceeds through hawala to furr activities of banned terrorist organisation Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), an official said.

supplementary charge-sheet was filed against Rajender Singh, 29, of Amritsar, Parminder Pal Singh, 47, and Jasmeet Singh Hakimza, 41, both from New Delhi but currently living in Dubai, under sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC), Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), NIA official said.

case relates to seizure of 500 grams of heroin and drug proceeds amounting to about Rs 1,20,000 in May last year from one Jajbir Singh Samra and two ors.

National Investigation ncy (NIA) re-registered case and filed a charge-sheet against 10 accused under various sections of IPC, NDPS Act and UAPA.

Rajender was instrumental in selling smuggled heroin in India, while Parminder played an important role in channelling proceeds through hawala from India to Dubai, NIA official said.

Jasmeet, a Dubai-based international drugs smuggler and money launderer, in turn, transferred funds to entities based in Pakistan to furr activities of banned terrorist organisation KLF, official said.

Jasmeet and Harmeet Singh, Pakistan-based self-styled KLF chief, have been instrumental in running a narco-terror network to strengn terrorist activities of KLF, NIA official said.

A network of narco-traffickers, terrorists and hawala operatives based in Punjab, Delhi and Dubai was operating at behest of Harmeet and Jasmeet and indulging in subversive activities against India, official said.

Furr investigation against absconding accused continues.