Mumbai’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Thursday sentenced three Bangladeshi nationals to five years’ imprisonment. Following the order of the NIA special court, all three Bangladeshis have been sent to jail. He was accused of providing shelter to the terrorists of Bangladesh’s terrorist organization Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) in Pune. With this the number of people punished in this case has reached five.
The convicts sentenced by the NIA court include Mohammad Habibur Rahman Habib alias Raj Jesub Mandal, Hannan Anwar Hussain Khan (alias Hannan Baburali Ghazi), and Mohammad Azrali Subhanallah (alias Raja Jesub Mandal). Three Bangladeshi nationals have been convicted under relevant sections of the IPC and Foreigners Act. The accused have been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 2,000.
came to India illegally
A total of five accused have been convicted so far by the NIA court of Mumbai in this case (RC-01/2018/NIA/MUM). Earlier in October 2023, Ripen Hussain alias Rubel and Mohammad Hasan Ali Mohammad Aamir Ali were also sentenced to five years imprisonment. This case was first registered by Pune Police in March 2018. Police had received information that many Bangladeshi citizens were living illegally in Pune.
Police got information that they were providing help and shelter to the members of ABT by providing logistics. Police had caught Habib from Dhobighat, Bhairoba Nala area of Pune, Maharashtra. A total of five Bangladeshi nationals were later arrested. In May 2018, NIA took over the investigation of the case. Investigation revealed that the arrested Bangladeshi citizens had infiltrated into India illegally.
Gave shelter to ABT leader
They provided fake Indian identity cards like PAN Card, Aadhar Card, Voter ID and Ration Card through fake documents. They were using these documents to get SIM cards, open bank accounts and get jobs in India. The NIA investigation also revealed that the accused provided shelter and financial help to several members of ABT, including a key member, Samad Mia alias Tanveer alias Saiful alias Tushar Biswas.
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