Chennai: The National Investigation Aagency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against six accused in the LTTE terror funding case. The chargesheet was filed against the accused before the NIA Special Court, Poonamallee here.
The chargesheet was filed against Letchumanan Mary Francisko (a
woman Sri Lankan National), Kenniston Fernando, Baskaran, Johnson
Samuvel, G Dharmendran and E Mohan.
The case was registered initially by Q Branch CID police here and taken over by NIA on 18 January this year.
The case pertained to criminal conspiracy to revive the LTTE by committing forgery, besides using forged documents as genuine to divert funds lodged in dormant accounts to commit unlawful and terror activities.
During investigation, it was found that Lethumanan Mary Franciska,
Kenniston Fernando and Baskaran entered into a conspiracy with foreign entities to siphon off deposits in dormant bank accounts by using Indian identity documents obtained fraudulently and forging identity documents to revive, revamp and regroup LTTE in India and Sri Lanka.
They were abetted by Johnson Samuvel, Dharmendran and Mohan in forging Indian identity documents.
It may be recalled that the NIA has registered cases against them under
Secs 18, 39 and 40 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967,
Secs 12 (l)(b), 12(1A)(a) of the Passports Act, 1967, Sec 14 (a) of Foreigners Amendment Act, 2004 and under Secs 120(B), 420, 465, 468, 471 r/w 109 of the IPC.
The FIR was filed for offences relating to creating multiple Indian identity
documents and Indian Passport by submitting forged documents, and using
those fake documents to withdraw money from Indian Overseas Bank,
Mumbai Fort branch for utilizing it to further the activities of LTTE a
proscribed terrorist organization as per Schedule I of the UA(P) Act, 1967.
The Central government has received information from the Tamilnadu
government Nadu that Q Branch have registered cases under Passport Act,
Foreigners Act and under IPC for possession of Indian Passport obtained
fraudulently, and further probe by the Tamilnadu Police revealed
involvement of active cadres of LTTE.
An alteration report was filed before the Alandur Judicial Magistrate
Court-1 and sections of law were altered to 120-B, 420, 465, 468, 471of
IPC r/w 109 IPC, Secs 12(1)(b), 12(1A)(a) of Passport Act 1967 r/w 420,
465, 468,471 of IPC r/w l4(a) of Foreigners Amendment Act 2004 and
Secs 18, 39 and 40 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
and the case was transferred from Alandur JM-1 Court Principal District
Sessions Court, Chengalpattu.
The Central government is of the opinion that a Scheduled Offence
under the NIA Act, 2008 has been committed and having regard to
the gravity of the offence, it is required to be investigated by the
NIA in accordance with the NIA Act, 2008.
The Union Home Ministry through an order issued on 17 January this
year as per provision of sub-section (a) of section 6 read with sec 8 of
the NIA Act, 2008, has directed NIA to take up investigation of the case.