Four Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives have been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Delhi court on Wednesday. They were found guilty of conspiring to wage war against the government through terrorist attacks across India in 2012.
Special Judge Shailender Malik imposed the sentence on Danish Ansari, Aftab Alam, Imran Khan, and Obaid-Ur-Rehman, based on various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, an anti-terror law.
The court issued the order after considering that the accused had pleaded guilty on July 7. The special court had previously convicted them on July 10.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had filed a case in September 2012, invoking Sections 121A (conspiracy to wage war against the government of India) and 123 (concealing with intent to facilitate the design to wage war) of the IPC. Additionally, they were charged under sections 17 (raising funds for a terrorist act), 18 (conspiracy to commit a terror act), 18A (organizing terrorist camps), 18B (recruiting persons for a terrorist act), and 20 (being a member of a terror organization) of the UAPA.
