Poonch: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday attached four properties of Mohd Yaseen, an accused currently undergoing trial in an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UA(P)A) case involving the seizure of arms, ammunition, explosives, and narcotics.
As per police, the accused, Mohd Yaseen, a resident of district Poonch, is an operative of the banned militant organisation, Tehreek Ul Mujahideen (TuM).
“Acting on orders of the NIA Special Court, Jammu, the agency has attached four properties belonging to Mohd. Yaseen under Section 33 (1) of UA (P) Act, 1967, in the case RC-02/2021/NIA/JMU. The properties are located in the accused’s village of Dhrooti (Dhabi) in Tehsil Balakot, District Poonch,” NIA said in a statement.
Yaseen was arrested on 27th December 2020, and a cache of arms, ammunitions and explosives was recovered from his possession.
He was charge-sheeted on 24th June 2021 and is currently facing trial under sections 121 A & 122 of IPC read with section 120B of IPC, Section 7/25 of Arms Act 1959, as well as Sections 3 & 4 Explosive Substances Act and Sections 13, 18 & 39 of UA (P) Act 1967, the statement added.
“The case came to light with the arrest of one Mohd. Mustafa, which led to the arrest of Mohd. Yaseen and another accused, Mohd. Farooq along with the recovery of arms, ammunition, explosives and narcotics from their possession,” it said.
(KNO)