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NIA to file chargesheet against two top IM men soon

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IANS New Delhi

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) told a court here Monday that it will file a chargesheet against two top suspected Indian Mujahideen operatives soon, sources said.

"District Judge I.S. Mehta during an in-camera proceeding posted the matter for Sep 25 after it was informed by NIA that they will file a chargesheet in the case against Tehsin Akhtar and Waqas alias Zia-ur-Rahman soon," court sources said.

The court Aug 2 had allowed the NIA plea seeking more time for probing the case against the two top suspected Indian Mujahideen operatives.

Tehsin was arrested March 25 near the India-Nepal border in West Bengal while Waqas was arrested outside the Ajmer railway station March 22. Both were wanted for planning terror strikes in the country.

 

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First Published: Sep 15 2014 | 8:12 PM IST

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