Srinagar, July 17 -- In a major breakthrough, the special NIA Court has framed charges in one of the big narco-terror case investigated by the state investigation agency (SIA), Kashmir, paving the way for the trial of members of an alleged Pakistan-backed narco-terror syndicate accused of financing terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir through proceeds generated from narcotics smuggling.

The charges have now been framed against 10 members of a Lashkar-e-Taiba-backed narco-terror syndicate, an FIR of which was registered at SIA Kashmir police station.

"The case was registered in October 2022 on the basis of credible intelligence regarding a highly organised cross-border conspiracy orchestrated by Pakistan/ PoJK-based handlers of the ...