NIA files charge sheet against Pakistani LeT terrorist Mohammed Amir

The National Investigating Agency today filed a charge sheet in a city court against an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, saying he had infiltrated into India intending to carry out terror attacks in different areas including Delhi.

Mohammed Amir Awan was nabbed by the army on November 24 last year from Handwara area of North Kashmir during an intensive search launched after an encounter in the area three days before, that had left three alleged Lashkar militants dead. One soldier was also killed during the encounter.

The charge sheet, filed before District Judge Poonam A Bamba, said "Mohammad Amir, along with three others, had illegally infiltrated into Indian Territory from Pakistan along with weapons, ammunition, grenades, navigation and communication equipment with an intention to carry out terrorist attack at different parts of India including Delhi upon the directions of their handlers in Pakistan,"