GUWAHATI, Dec. 31: The Special Court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) here has convicted and sentenced a key accused in a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terror conspiracy case to imprisonment.
“Accused Md Kamruj Zaman alias Dr Hurairah alias Kamaruddin has been awarded three separate simple imprisonment (SI) punishments, with the maximum of life imprisonment,” an NIA statement issued to the media said on Wednesday.
The sentences, which will run concurrently, include imprisonment for life under Section 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 [UA(P) Act, 1967], and five years of SI each under Section 18B of the UA(P) Act, 1967 read with Section 120B IPC and Section 38 of the UA(P) Act.
The court also awarded the accused Rs 5,000 as fine, with three months’ additional SI in case of default, in each of the three instances.
“The case, RC 08/2018/NIA-GUW of Jamunamukh, Hojai, Assam, is related to a conspiracy by Kamruj Zaman to raise a module of the proscribed HM terror organisation in Assam for carrying out terrorist activities during 2017-18. The conspiracy was aimed at striking terror in the minds of the people,” the NIA said.
According to investigations carried out by the anti-terror agency, Kamruj had recruited accused Sahnawaz Alom, Saidul Alam, Omar Faruk, along with others, for carrying out terror activities in the state.
The anti-terror agency had in March 2019 charge-sheeted five persons, including the four accused persons.
“While Sahnawaz Alom, Saidul Alam and Omar Faruk were convicted after they pleaded guilty, the fifth accused, identified as Jaynal Uddin, had died of illness during the course of the trial,” it stated.
