Overview
- The special NIA court ordered Moid to the period already spent in custody—one year, nine months and 13 days—and imposed a Rs 5,000 fine.
- Moid was convicted under Section 25(1B)(a) of the Arms Act read with Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code.
- According to the NIA, Moid, along with Shakeel and Mohammad Mustaqeem, helped Minhaj and Museeruddin procure arms, ammunition and explosive materials.
- Investigators say Minhaj was radicalised by Tawheed and Adil Nabi alias Musa, and that Museeruddin pledged baiyat as the pair pursued plans to wage war against the Government of India.
- The broader case stems from July 2021 ATS arrests based on inputs from Al-Qaeda member Umar Halmandi, with the NIA filing chargesheets in January and August 2022 and trials for five other accused continuing.