Charges Framed Against 4 For Allegedly Running NGO To Get Terror Funds

A special court in Delhi has framed charges against four persons in the Jammu Kashmir Affectees Relief Trust terror funding case.

A special court in Delhi has framed charges against four persons in the Jammu Kashmir Affectees Relief Trust (JKART) terror funding case. It is alleged that the Trust was a front through which Hizbul Mujahideen received Rs 80 crore between 2004 and 2011 to carry out terror activities in India. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said in a release today that the NIA special court, Patiala House, framed charges against Mohammad Shafi Shah, Talib Lali, Muzaffar Ahmad Dar and Mushtaq Ahmad Lone on Friday under sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The NIA registered the case in 2011. The accused based in Pakistan include Hizbul chief Syed Salahuddin, his deputy Ghulam Nabi Khan, JKART chairman Mehboob-ul-Haq, its general secretary Masroor Dar, Masood Sarfaraz and Ameer, belonging to Hizb-e-Islami, a Pakistan-based organisation supporting terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir, the release by the agency said. The NIA has submitted a charge sheet against 12 accused, including Salahuddin and Ghulam Nabi Khan.