Overview
- Vikram Kumar, also known as Chota Usman, received seven years of rigorous imprisonment on Saturday from a Bengaluru NIA court, becoming the eighth convict in the case.
- Investigators say he was recruited inside Parappana Agrahara Central Prison by Lashkar‑e‑Taiba member T Naseer and co‑accused Junaid Ahmed.
- The NIA says he picked up a dead drop in Ambala, Haryana, in May 2023 that held hand grenades and walkie‑talkies, then passed the cache to a contact in Bengaluru.
- Prosecutors also link him to a plan to free Naseer during a court escort, with funding routed by the now‑absconding Junaid.
- The probe began with a Bengaluru CCB case in July 2023 and, after the NIA took over and chargesheeted 12 people, seven others including Naseer were sentenced last month as the search for Junaid continues.