Manipur violence: Court sends accused in transnational conspiracy case to NIA custody

 NEW DELHI: Delhi's Patiala House Court on Sunday remanded Seiminlun Gangte, an accused in a Manipur violence case to two days of National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody till October 3.

The accused was arrested on Saturday from Manipur and brought to Delhi. He was taken to Delhi on transit remand.

It is alleged that Myanmar and Bangladesh-based leadership of terror outfits have hatched a transnational conspiracy to ‘wage war against India’. Duty Magistrate Komal Garg remanded the accused after he was produced before her.

The NIA moved an application and sought 10-day custody of the accused for the investigation of the case. During the hearing, the duty magistrate asked a query in regard to jurisdiction since it's a matter of special act.

The public prosecutor, then said that custody would be granted until Tuesday so that the accused could be produced before the special judge.

The federal investigation agency has registered a case under the anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), and other laws. As per the NIA, Seiminlun Gangte has been arrested in a case related to a transnational conspiracy by Myanmar- and Bangladesh-based leadership of terror outfits to wage war against the Government of India by exploiting the current ethnic unrest in the State of Manipur.

The case was registered suo moto by the NIA on July 19, 2023, in New Delhi.

It is stated that an investigation revealed that Myanmar and Bangladesh-based militant groups have entered into a conspiracy with a section of militant leaders in India to indulge in incidents of violence with an intention to drive a wedge between different ethnic groups and to wage war against the Government of India.

For this purpose, the terror leadership has been providing funds to procure arms, ammunition, and other types of terrorist hardware that are being sourced both from across the border and from other terrorist outfits active in the North Eastern States of India to stoke the current ethnic strife in Manipur, said the agency.

Further investigations in the case are in progress, the NIA said. (ANI)

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