Pune Sessions Court Grants Bail: Pune Sessions Court in Maharashtra has released two Lashkar suspects due to lack of evidence. A few months ago, the Maharashtra ATS had allegedly considered two people as part of the terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba and they were accused of recruiting people in this terrorist organization. While granting bail, the court said that there is no evidence to prove that they are part of a terrorist organization. In fact the elder brother of one of the accused persons is a victim of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Maharashtra ATS arrested Aftab Hussain Abdul Jabbar Shah and Mohammad Yusuf Attu, residents of Jammu and Kashmir, in the months of May and June on charges of planning to wage war against the central government. Yusuf Attu) was arrested.
when was the arrest
The ATS did not invoke UAPA in this case, instead booked him under IPC sections 124A (sedition) and 153B (imputations, claims prejudicial to national-integration). ATS officials arrested Mohammad Junaid after taking him into custody from Pune in May. Junaid, a resident of Khamgaon in Buldhana district, used to do junk work in Pune. The ATS had arrested Inamul Haq, a man from UP, who was already in jail for his links with LeT.
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What did the court say in its order?
The court said in its order that as far as Aftab and Yusuf are concerned, they have a relationship with Junaid. He had contacted Aftab and the absconding accused Umar is mentioned. However, it cannot be inferred from the conversation that Aftab was involved in terrorist activities or recruitment of terrorist organization. Similarly, Yusuf Attu had sent money from remote areas to Junaid’s account. There was no conversation between Yusuf Attu and Junaid before or even after transferring the money.
No evidence of terrorist activities
The court further said that the possibility cannot be ruled out that Yusuf had transferred Rs 10,000 to Junaid’s account at the behest of someone else. Unquestionably there is no evidence of Yusuf’s involvement in any terrorist activity or any anti-national activity. Similarly there is no evidence to indicate that Aftab was involved in any terrorist or anti-national activities.
What was the matter?
According to the ATS, Junaid was in touch with Hamidullah Zargar (an absconding accused in the case) in Jammu and Kashmir and was running a WhatsApp group called Ansar Ghazwatul Hind or Tauheed. Zargar used to send anti-national and terrorism related posts in that WhatsApp group and on his instructions, Junaid allegedly recruited people in India. During the investigation, the Cyber Cell of the ATS found that Junaid had posted on Facebook regarding atrocities on Muslims in India to spread hatred against Hindus.
What is the claim of ATS?
According to the ATS, Junaid came in contact with Aftab and after coming close to him, he offered Aftab to join the banned terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba. The ATS claims that Aftab introduced Junaid to a person named Umar through WhatsApp and said that he was recruiting for Tanzeem (a new terrorist group). The ATS also claimed that Aftab and Umar were calling Junaid to Kashmir for training in ammunition and weapons to cause mayhem at various crowded places in India.
Aftab and Umar transferred Rs 10,000 to Junaid’s new bank account through Yusuf to come to Jammu and Kashmir for training. On Umar’s instructions, Junaid bought several SIM cards to create new Facebook and WhatsApp groups.
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