J-K Hawala operator arrested for funding terror outfits LeT, Al-Badr
India Today
A J-K Hawala operator was arrested for allegedly being involved in the funding of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Al-Badr terror outfits.
A Hawala operator involved in terror funding was arrested after a joint operation between Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday. The accused, identified as Mohammed Yaseen, was allegedly involved in the funding of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Al-Badr terror outfits.
According to the police, 48-year-old Yaseen worked as an agent in Hawala transactions to fund terror outfits.
A special team led by Sunil Kumar Rajain and Ravinder Joshi apprehended Yaseen from a Jammu bus stand along with the terror funding amount of Rs 7 lakh.
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"Mohammed Yaseen gave around Rs 10 lakh to a terror operative, Abdul Hamid Mir of J&K, for further use in terrorist activities. In this regard, J&K Police registered a case and arrested Yaseen from a Jammu bus stand," the police said in a statement.
The police also said that the money illegally funded from overseas sources was used for funding terror-related activities in the valley.
The accused was under cover as a garment trader and was operating from Meena Bazar, Delhi. During interrogation, Yaseen disclosed that the Hawala money was being sent to India through South Africa.
