On Wednesday (30th December), an NIA special court in Assam’s Guwahati awarded life imprisonment to terrorist Mohammad Kamaruj Zaman alias Kamaruddin, linked with Pakistani Islamic terror outfit Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen. The convicted Jihadi was awarded three separate punishments under provisions of an anti-terror law, with the maximum of life imprisonment. In addition, the court imposed a fine of ₹5000.
In a statement issued on 31st December, the National Investigation Agency said, “Accused Md. Kamruj Zaman @Dr. Hurairah @ Kamaruddin has been awarded three separate SI punishments, with the maximum of life imprisonment. The sentences, which will run concurrently, include imprisonment for life under section 18, UA(P) Act, 1967, and five years SI each under section 18B, UA(P) Act, 1967 read with section 120B IPC, and section 38 of UA(P) Act. The court also awarded the accused Rs. 5,000 as fine, with three months additional SI in case of default, in each of the three instances.”
NIA Spl Court Sentenced Key Accused in Assam Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen Terror Conspiracy Case pic.twitter.com/pImvd6ENgo
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The anti-terror agency said that back in 2019, it chargesheeted five men, Kamaruj Zaman, Sahnawaz Alom, Saidul Alam and Omar Faruk.
“The anti-terror agency had in March 2019 chargesheeted five persons, including the abovementioned four men. While Sahnawaz Alom, Saidul Alam and Omar Faruk were convicted after they pleaded guilty, the fifth accused, identified as Jaynal Uddin, had died of illness during the course of the trial,” the NIA said.
