The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday filed thechargesheet against five alleged members of terror outfit Jamaat-ul-MujahideenBangladesh (JMB) in the Barpeta JMB module case.

The chargesheet was filed in the NIA Special Court here againstHafizur Rahman, Yakub Ali, Sariful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman and Mohammad HafizSafikul Islam under the Arms Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

The five were accused of procuring weapons and ammunition inorder to commit terrorist acts in pursuance of jihadi ideology.

The agency took over the probe in December 2019 on the basisof a case registered at Barpeta Police Station in Assam.

The NIA official said its probe revealed they were members ofJMB, a terror organization proscribed in India and Bangladesh.