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Charges framed against Ansari, 8 others
in USIS case

The City Sessions Judge, 11th Bench, P L Dutta framed charges under section 121A-121 [waging war against the State], 122 [collection of arms to wage war], 302 [murder], 307 [attempt to murder], 333 [obstruction to public servant from discharging their official duties], 427 [mischief]), 467 [forgery] and 468-471 [utilisation of fake documentation as original], of the Indian Penal Code.

Charges were also framed under sections 27(2)(3) [waging war by utilising banned arms] and 25(1B)(a) [procurement of banned arms and ammunition] of the Arms Act.

September 23 to 27 was fixed for recording of evidence.

Ansari is also the prime accused in the abduction of shoe baron P R Burman in Kolkata, diamond merchant Bhaskar Parekh in Gujarat and the attempted abduction of Kolkata-based businessman Ganesh Mahalingam.

Ansari, with alleged links to the Lashkar-e-Tayiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and the Harkat-ul-Jehadi, was also allegedly involved in attempting to smuggle in explosives, including RDX in Gujarat, as well as a conspiracy to blow up the Howrah Bridge and the Howrah Railway Station.

He was arrested in Dubai a day after the American Centre was attacked. He was handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation in February.

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