New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against a migrant labourer from Bihar for allegedly aiding proscribed terrorist organisations, including the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), in planning terror activities across Jammu and Kashmir and Tamil Nadu, the agency said on Friday.
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 was filed before the NIA Special Court in Poonamallee, Chennai.
According to the NIA, Akhalatur was employed as a construction labourer in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, and was initially arrested by the Kayar Police in April this year for his alleged involvement in anti-national activities.
Investigations revealed that he was in contact with LeT handlers in Pakistan through cyberspace and had conspired with them to target “Kafirs” (non-believers) in Tamil Nadu. He also tried to reach out to arms dealers to procure weapons for carrying out a Jihadi-style terror attack aimed at destabilising the country.
The NIA, with assistance from other security agencies, successfully foiled the planned attack.
The case, registered as RC-01/2025/NIA/CHE (Akhalatur LeT and Salafi Ideologue case), remains under investigation as part of ongoing efforts to combat radicalisation and violent extremism in India.
