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Srinagar: In a significant stride against the Cyber terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir the State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Monday filed a chargesheet against the key operatives behind the notorious “Kashmir Fight” for allegedly issuing online threats to migrant Kashmiri Pandit employees, police said.
The charge sheet was submitted to the 3rd Additional Sessions Judge in Jammu on Monday.
The post on X, by J&K Police reads that “In a significant stride in the fight against cyber-terrorism, the State Investigation Agency (SIA), Jammu, has filed a chargesheet against key operatives behind the notorious ‘Kashmir Fight,’ a social media handle.”
The statement also reads that the platform, operated by The Resistance Front (TRF), a proscribed terrorist organisation, was used to issue chilling online threats to migrant Kashmiri Pandit employees with the aim of spreading fear and unrest.
“In February 2024, a series of threatening posts were published on social media by the terror outfit’s handle, prompting an investigation by SIA Jammu,” the police noted.
During the investigation, SIA apprehended Farhaan Muzaffar Mattoo, a Srinagar resident, for allegedly gathering and sharing sensitive information about targeted employees, according to the police.
The probe revealed that Mattoo acted as a conduit, using encrypted communication platforms to transmit critical data about migrant employees to handlers based in Pakistan, who then issued threats through the “Kashmir Fight” platform.
The chargesheet also names Sheikh Sajjad Ahmad, alias Sajjad Gul, a Srinagar resident now operating from Pakistan, as the “mastermind of this plot.” Sajjad is accused of orchestrating the campaign to intimidate migrant employees and disrupt communal harmony in the Union Territory.
“The exposure of terror plans aimed at disrupting peace underscores the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s commitment to protecting its citizens and ensuring a peaceful environment for them,” the police said.
