The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge sheet against two alleged members of an al-Qaeda linked terrorist group’s module operating from Assam.
The two accused, identified as Mohammed Akbar Ali and Abul Kalam Azad, had conspired with some others to instigate and promote terrorist activities, as part of a module of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) which is affiliated to the proscribed terrorist organisation, al-Qaeda in Indian Sub-Continent (AQIS), said the agency on Tuesday.
Akbar Ali and Abul Kalam Azad were arrested on April 5, 2023, and have now been charged under various Sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. In the same case, the agency had filed the first charge sheet against eight other accused in August last year.
