The special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday announced a 10-year jail sentence to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Saifullah Mansoor in connection with a conspiracy case. The case pertained to a conspiracy hatched by the proscribed Pakistan-based terrorist organisation to commit attacks in different parts of India. According to NIA, Mansoor illegally infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir with his two associates Abu Saad and Abu Darda as part of the instructions of their leaders for the conspiracy. He also talked about the modus operandi for motivating the newly recruited cadres by the LeT, the NIA said. Zahoor Ahmad Peer and Nazir Ahmad Peer, residents of Jammu and Kashmir, also the supporters/associates of Mansoor were arrested in this case during investigation.

Source: Hindustan Times March 31, 2021 08:15 UTC