The total number of accused charge sheeted in the case now rises to 22, out of which 18 have been arrested by the NIA so far.
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charge-sheeted one more accused in the 2022 Lawrence Bishnoi gang and Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror-gangster nexus case.
The case relates to an alleged terror conspiracy hatched by the Bishnoi gang in association with the proscribed Babbar Khalsa International, in a bid to execute acts of terror in the country.
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In its fifth charge sheet filed before the NIA special court, Patiala House, New Delhi, the anti-terror agency has charged Rahul Sarkar with facilitating members of the gang in committing terror activities in India.
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Besides assisting the gang members in fleeing the country, the accused was also allegedly involved in fabricating and arranging forged identity documents, such as bank passbooks and others, for the Bishnoi gang members.
The NIA probe revealed that the accused further used the fake documents to help the gangsters in procuring passports to escape the country, and carry on with their terror activities.
Sarkar is the 22nd accused to be charged so far in the matter, and of these, 18 accused have already been arrested while four are absconding.
The case was originally registered by Delhi Police Special Cell on August 4, back in the year 2022, and later NIA took over the investigation on August 26 the same year, and is continuing to investigate the terror-gangster nexus.
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