UAPA- Delhi Court Sends Human Rights Activist Khurram Parvez & Two Others To Judicial Custody Till March 24 In Alleged Terror Funding Case

A Delhi Court on Friday sent human rights activist Khurram Parvez and two others namely Muneer Ahmad Kataria and Arshid Ahmad Tonch to judicial custody till March 24 in connection with an alleged terror funding case. 

Special NIA Judge Parveen Singh of the Patiala House Courts passed the order after hearing the counsel appearing for the accused persons as well as the National Investigating Agency.

The three were earlier remanded to NIA custody with a view that the data recently received from CERT IN needed to be put to them and therefore their custodial examination was essential. The NIA custody ended today.

Previously, the Judge had extended the judicial custody of the three accused to further 40 days in the matter.

While Parvez was arrested on 22nd November last year, Muneer Ahmad and Arshid Ahmad were arrested on 16th and 18th November respectively.

About the Case

It is the prosecution's case that Pakistan based terrorist organization Lashkar E-Taiba (LeT), had established a widespread network of operatives or over ground workers for providing support in planning and execution of its terrorist activities in various parts of India. 

It was alleged that accused Muneer Ahmad, Arshid Ahmad and Jaffar had been running a network of over ground workers of LeT and recruited persons across various States in India. In pursuance to conspiracy, accused were allegedly in contact with their foreign based handlers and upon their directions were engaged in gathering intelligence on vital installations, security forces as well as identification of target locations for launching of terrorist attacks. 

It has further been alleged that during investigation, searches were conducted at various places across Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir and West Bengal and incriminating documents and objects were seized and arrests were made. 

It is the NIA's case that during the course of investigation, it was disclosed that accused Muneer Ahmad and Arshid Ahmad Tonch had received money from various individuals in West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Karnataka.

It was further submitted that during investigation, it was revealed that large number of fictitious bank accounts in the name of different individuals were being maintained.