NIA Presents Terror Funding Chargesheet
The National Investigation Agency filed a detailed chargesheet of 340 pages before the special NIA court in Ahmedabad on June 28, naming four accused individuals and providing what the agency describes as a documented trail of hawala-based funding that reached extremist sleeper cells in Gujarat over a three-year period.
The Accused
The chargesheet names two Ahmedabad residents and two individuals currently in judicial custody who were arrested in a prior NIA raid in 2025. The accused are charged under Sections 18 and 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, as well as under the provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act for the receipt of funds from foreign-based entities connected to banned organisations.
The Funding Trail
The NIA’s investigation traced a funding chain that originated from a Pakistan-based entity and was routed through UAE-based hawala operators before reaching recipients in Gujarat. The total quantum of funds alleged to have been transmitted over the investigative period is approximately ₹2.7 crore — a sum that the NIA contends was used to cover operational costs, logistics, and the payment of module members’ living expenses.
Digital Evidence at the Core
A significant portion of the NIA’s evidence base consists of encrypted communications recovered from devices seized during searches, including message threads on encrypted platforms that the agency’s forensic unit was able to partially decrypt. Witness testimony from approver-witnesses is also part of the chargesheet. The special court has admitted the chargesheet and issued summons to the accused for the commencement of trial proceedings.