Delhi court orders framing of charges against Yasin Bhatkal, Danish Ansari

A Delhi court has ordered framing of charges against banned terrorist organisation Indian Mujahideens IM cofounder Yasin Bhatkal and several of its operatives including Mohammad Danish Ansari in a case of conspiring to wage war against India in 2012Additional Sessions Judge Shailender Malik said there was enough evidence to put the accused on trialIn an order on March 31 the court said prime facie the accused who were members of the IM entered into criminal conspiracy to wage war against IndiaIt noted that in furtherance of a criminal conspiracy functionaries of the IM undertook largescale recruitment of new members for commission of terrorist activities in various parts of India with active aid and support from Pakistanbased associates as well as sleeper cells within the country to commit terrorist acts by bomb blasts at prominent places in India especially DelhiIndian Mujahideen operatives and its frontal organisations had been receiving regular funds from abroad through hawala channels for their terrorist activities the NIA told the courtAlso Read Terrorists attack Pakistan police kill four injure sixIt said the accused used to raise the issue of Babri masjid Gujarat riots and other alleged atrocities on Muslims to radicalise the minds of Muslim youth in their effort to recruit them for terror activitiesThe court framed charges against Bhatkal Ansari Mohd Aftab Alam Imran Khan Syed Obaid Ur Rehman Asaudullah Akhtar Ujjair Ahmad Mohd Tehsin Akhtar Haider Ali and Zia Ur RehmanThe judge discharged Manzar Imam Ariz Khan and Abdul Wahid Siddibappa saying the prosecution failed to provide prima facie evidence against themAdvocates M S Khan and Qausar Khan appearing for the accused opposed the NIA submission claiming the evidence produced by the probe agency has already been taken into consideration in an earlier trial against an accused and that the same evidence alone cannot be taken into consideration again in another trial of same accused or even with other coaccusedThe defence counsel said they will challenge the order before the superior courtThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever