Srinagar: In conjunction with central agencies, the Delhi Police and Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a Hawala operator on Friday.
According to the accusations, the accused contributed to the funding of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Al-Badr terror groups.
The accused, identified as Mohammad Yaseen, was arrested near the Jammu bus stand with a terror funding amount of Rs 10 lakh.
“Mohd Yaseen, who was working as an agent in Hawala transactions related to LeT and Al Badr funding, has been apprehended. During the terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, Mohd Yasin gave approximately Rs 10 lakh to a terror operative Abdul Hamid Mir. In this regard, the J&K Police registered an FIR No. 37/2022, dated 18/08/2022, under the 13/17/18/40 UA(P) Act, at PS Bus Stand, Jammu, and Abdul Hamid Mir r/o Mendhar, Poonch, J&K has been arrested at the bus stand along with the terror funding amount of Rs 10 lakh,” said the statement.
In addition, the officials disclosed that terror-related activities in the Valley were financed with money illegally sourced from overseas sources.
Under the guise of being a garment trader, the accused operated out of Meena Bazar, Delhi. Using his position as a conduit, he delivered money to terror operatives in the Valley from overseas sources. Mohd Yaseen revealed during interrogation that the hawala money was sent through South Africa to Surat and Mumbai in India.
Further, the money was distributed to Jammu and Kashmir-based operatives of LeT (Lashkar-e-Toiba) and Al Badr. Mohammad.Yaseen plays an important role in transporting funds from India to Kashmir. Through two different couriers, he transferred Rs 17 lakh to terror operatives in J&K from Rs 24 lakh he received via Hawala from South Africa. J&K Police have seized Rs 10 lakh, given by him to Abdul Hamid Mir, while the remaining Rs 7 lakh has been recovered from his house during search,” said the statement.
As a result of information received from central agencies and the Jammu and Kashmir Police regarding a person involved in terrorist funding in Delhi’s Meena Bazar, arrests have been made. On August 18, the establishment’s owner was apprehended by a raiding team deployed in and around Meena Bazar, Delhi.
The accused was found in possession of one mobile phone and Rs 7 lakh.
