Srinagar, May 22 -- The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of J&K Police on Thursday filed a chargesheet against a militant associate, an Airtel vendor, for allegedly issuing a SIM card that was later used by a terrorist for communication and coordination of terror activities.

Police said the chargesheet was produced against Mudasir Ahmad Sheikh of Hanand Chawalgam, Kulgam, and vendor of the Airtel company, before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Kulgam under sections 420, 468, 471 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

He has been charged with providing a SIM Card Connection against a non-existent person which was actually used by a terrorist.

They said Police Station CIK had received an information through reliable sources that the...