Man gets life term for raising module of Pakistan based terror outfit in Assam

Key Highlights

• The court also fined Zaman ₹5,000, with three months' additional simple imprisonment in case of default, in each of the three instances.
• Zaman was convicted for raising a module of the proscribed Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terror outfit in Assam for carrying out terrorist activities during 2017-18, the NIA in a statement said.
• The conspiracy was aimed at striking terror in the minds of the people, it said.
• According to the agency's investigation, Zaman recruited Sahnawaz Alom, Saidul Alam, Omar Faruk, and a few more for the purpose.
• The anti-terror agency had in March 2019 chargesheeted five people, including the four men.