New Delhi: Delhi Police has filed its charge sheet in a local court against Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and his associate Asadullah Akhtar for allegedly setting up an illegal arms factory here from where huge quantity of arms and ammunition were recovered.
The special cell of Delhi Police filed its supplementary charge sheet against Bhatkal and Akhtar before Additional Sessions Judge Daya Prakash who took cognisance of the final report and fixed the matter for further hearing on March 3.
Both the accused have been named in the charge sheet for the offences under various sections of the IPC and under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The police had earlier filed its charge sheet against 16 accused, including alleged IM operative Quateel Siddiqui who had died inside Pune's Yerawada central jail in June 8, 2012.
In its supplementary charge sheet, the special cell alleged that Bhatkal and Akhtar had set up the arms manufacturing factory in Meer Vihar area of Nangloi in Outer Delhi for manufacturing arms and ammunition to carry out terrorist activities in Delhi and other parts of the country.
