The NIA, in its chargesheet, had said, “Funds through hawala channels were being sent to Jammu and Kashmir for funding terror and secessionist acts in the state and Pakistan-based Maqbool Pandit, a member of banned Hizbul Mujahideen and Aizaz Maqbool Bhat, at present living in Saudi Arabia, were the key accused behind it.”
It had added “the investigation had revealed that huge consignments” of funds have been collected at various places in Delhi and one of the accused, Mohd Sidiq Ganai was in touch with ISI operatives Major Iqbal, an accused chargesheeted for carrying out various terror strikes including the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, and Col Abdullah.
The NIA had analysed “intercepted call records” of various accused, based in Delhi and Pakistan.
It said Ganai, identified as an active member of People’s League, a constituent of Hurriyat led by Geelani, had gone to Pakistan in 1998 through Wagah border on Indian travel document and returned via Nepal on a Pakistani passport.
Detailing their modus operandi, the NIA had said Ganai developed a close relationship with Delhi-based Raj Kumar and his brother-in-law Rajeev Nankani and motivated them to collect money on their behalf from hawala operatives here.
“Between November 2008 to October 2010, only Raj Kumar collected Rs 2.25 crore in various instalments from hawala operators here,” the chargesheet had said.
The NIA, in its chargesheet, had said, “Funds through hawala channels were being sent to Jammu and Kashmir for funding terror and secessionist acts in the state and Pakistan-based Maqbool Pandit, a member of banned Hizbul Mujahideen and Aizaz Maqbool Bhat, at present living in Saudi Arabia, were the key accused behind it.”
It had added “the investigation had revealed that huge consignments” of funds have been collected at various places in Delhi and one of the accused, Mohd Sidiq Ganai was in touch with ISI operatives Major Iqbal, an accused chargesheeted for carrying out various terror strikes including the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, and Col Abdullah.
The NIA had analysed “intercepted call records” of various accused, based in Delhi and Pakistan.
It said Ganai, identified as an active member of People’s League, a constituent of Hurriyat led by Geelani, had gone to Pakistan in 1998 through Wagah border on Indian travel document and returned via Nepal on a Pakistani passport.
Detailing their modus operandi, the NIA had said Ganai developed a close relationship with Delhi-based Raj Kumar and his brother-in-law Rajeev Nankani and motivated them to collect money on their behalf from hawala operatives here.
“Between November 2008 to October 2010, only Raj Kumar collected Rs 2.25 crore in various instalments from hawala operators here,” the chargesheet had said.
–Agencies