NIA files chargesheet against 3 linked with banned ISIS terrorist group for 2024 Srinagar grenade attack

Usama and Umer were arrested on November 7, just four days after the attack that took place on November 3 last year at the busy Sunday market near Tourist Reception Centre (TRC), Srinagar. At the time of the attack, the police said that a grenade was hurled towards Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel near the TRC on Residency Road. It missed the target and hit a street vendor’s cart, injuring 12 shoppers.

Afnan was arrested on November 8 for his active role in the criminal conspiracy, aimed at waging a war against India through targeted terrorist attacks on security forces as well as the civilian population, the chargesheet added.

The NIA, which also uncovered possible involvement of other terror groups in the conspiracy behind the attack, found during investigations that the trio had planned, conspired and executed the grenade attack with the intent to create panic and terror in the region.

The attack was part of a broader strategy to disturb public order and further the violent agenda of terrorist outfits operating with support from across the border, the chargesheet said. It added that investigations in the case, which the NIA registered on January 31, are going on to identify the wider network involved in the attack.