Delhi High Court denies bail to TRF accused Arsalan Ahenger
The court found sufficient material against the accused, Arsalan Feroze Ahenger, stated to be in his early twenties, observing that he posted photos of terrorists and incited people to commit terrorist acts.
'It cannot be said that there is no evidence against the appellant [Mr. Ahenger] that he was closely associated with slain terrorist Mehran Yaseen Shalla or that he has actively participated in the terrorist activities himself,' the court said in its order dated July 7.
The court, accordingly, dismissed his appeal against a trial court order from September 2024 that had also denied him bail in the case.
Mr. Ahenger was arrested on December 30, 2021.
The National Investigation Agency has alleged that, in the backdrop of the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, conspiracies were being hatched by various terrorist organisations like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and TRF for targeted attacks on minorities, security forces, political leaders, and other key individuals.
Some of these conspiracies were allegedly planned and executed to create unrest, instability, and fear in the Kashmir region and other parts of the country, the agency has said.
Mr. Ahenger is alleged to have been associated with Mehran Yaseen Shalla, a TRF/LeT operative who, along with two others, was killed in an encounter on November 24, 2021.
Under Shalla's influence, the agency has claimed, Mr. Ahenger became digitally active on various social media platforms, where radical content was disseminated.
He is also alleged to have created certain social media groups such as Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind and Shaikoo Naikoo, and multiple Gmail IDs through which radical views were expressed, thereby motivating and radicalising vulnerable youth to join terrorist groups like TRF.
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