NIA attaches houses of brothers accused in Pakistan-sponsored narco-terror case

NEW DELHI: The houses of two brothers accused in a Pakistan-sponsored narco-terror case, have been attached by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Amritsar district of Punjab.
The residential property of Bikramjit Singh and Maninder Singh were attached under Section 25(1) of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967, after its designation as ‘proceeds of terrorism.’ The two brothers had earlier been arrested by the NIA in the immediate case.
NIA has already filed the charge-sheet and three supplementary charge-sheets against 13 accused under the relevant sections of the UAPA, NDPS and IPC in the case registered on May 8, 2020.
The case relates to a conspiracy hatched by a narco-terror module to smuggle large quantities of drugs into India from Pakistan. The drugs were being smuggled in the garb of rock salt imported from across the border. The sale proceeds of the smuggled drugs were being used to create movable and immovable properties in Punjab, besides being channelized to fund terrorists of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen in the Kashmir valley.
NIA had earlier also attached some land, measuring 60 kanal 10 marla, in the case. Six vehicles and Rs. 6,35,000 in cash were also seized.