Gujarat Man Convicted For Terrorist Conspiracy With Pak Spy Agency

The central agency, which took over the case in April 2020, chargesheeted Rashid in July 2020 and subsequently filed a supplementary charge sheet against Kumbhar in February 2021.

A special court has convicted a man from Gujarat for conspiring with Pakistan-backed ISI agents to carry out terrorist acts in the country, a statement issued by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday said.

Rajakbhai Kumbhar is the second accused to be convicted in the case which was registered by the NIA in 2020, it said.

He was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment by the special NIA court on Tuesday under different provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, with a maximum sentence of six years, the statement said.