Jammu, Oct 17: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against a migrant labourer from Bihar for allegedly aiding proscribed terrorist organisations, including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), in planning terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir and Tamil Nadu. The move comes as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to dismantle terror networks operating through cyber channels across India.
The accused, identified as Akhalatur alias Mohammed Akhlaque Mujahid, a resident of Katihar district in Bihar, has been charged under Sections 196 and 197 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 13(1)(b) and 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The chargesheet has been filed before the NIA Special Court in Poonamallee, Chennai.
According to the NIA, Akhalatur was working as a labourer at a private construction site in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, when he was arrested by Kayar Police in April this year for alleged involvement in anti-national activities. Investigations revealed that he had established contact with Lashkar-e-Taiba handlers in Pakistan through cyberspace and had conspired with them to target “Kafirs” (non-believers) in Tamil Nadu.
The accused had also attempted to reach out to illegal arms dealers to procure weapons and carry out a Jihadi-style terror strike aimed at destabilising the country, the agency said. The NIA, assisted by other security agencies, foiled the plan before it could be executed.
The case, registered as RC-01/2025/NIA/CHE (Akhalatur LeT and Salafi Ideologue case), remains under investigation as part of the agency’s intensified campaign against radicalisation and violent extremism across India
