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NIA Court in Jammu Declares Pakistan-Based Terror Accused a Proclaimed Offender
- •A Special NIA Court in Jammu has declared wanted terror accused Nazir Hussain a proclaimed offender upon an application by the National Investigation Agency.
- •Hussain, a resident of Poonch district currently believed to be hiding in Pakistan, is wanted in a terror conspiracy case involving grenade recoveries in October 2024.
- •Investigators revealed that the grenade consignment was allegedly sent across the border by Hussain under multiple aliases to orchestrate explosions.
- •Non-bailable warrants could not be executed as he had absconded to Pakistan, and despite notices in newspapers and the official gazette, he failed to surrender.
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The Special NIA Court in Jammu declared Nazir Hussain a proclaimed offender after an application by the NIA in connection with a terror conspiracy case. The investigation showed he allegedly sent a grenade consignment from across the border to carry out blasts following a recovery in Surankote in October 2024.
Special Judge (NIA) Prem Sagar declared Nazir Hussain a proclaimed offender under Section 84 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) on October 1. Non-bailable arrest warrants were earlier issued against him, but he absconded to Pakistan and deliberately evaded arrest.
Nazir Hussain, a resident of Hari village in Poonch district, is known by several aliases including Ali Khan, Nasir, Naziru and Shaheen. He is accused of operating from Pakistan and sending grenade consignments to carry out terrorist attacks in India.
