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A peculiar tribunal of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has convicted 2 much accused progressive successful a panic conspiracy hatched by the banned al-Qaeda and sentenced them to jailhouse presumption of 20 months, an authoritative connection connected Saturday said.
A good of ₹5,000 each has besides been imposed connected Mohd Mustaqueem and Shakeel, some residents of Lucknow, it said.
Earlier, connected October 30, the tribunal had convicted Mohammad Moid of Lucknow successful the aforesaid case, related to the apprehension of 2 al-Qaeda members.
The apprehension by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad had taken spot connected July 11, 2021 connected the ground of accusation that al-Qaeda subordinate Umar Halmandi was progressive successful radicalisation and recruitment of members for AQIS (al-Qaeda successful Indian Subcontinent) successful Lucknow, the connection said.
"Umar, who was based astatine the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, was operating successful Lucknow with the purpose of preparing younker to transportation retired violent acts earlier Independence Day 2021 successful assorted cities of Uttar Pradesh, it was recovered during the probe successful the case," it said.
Following investigation, the NIA had filed 1 main and 1 supplementary complaint expanse against a full of six arrested accused persons successful the case.
