ED has provisionally attached properties worth Rs. 5 Crore approx. under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in the case of Mohammad Akbar Bhat and others in relation to terrorist activities.
Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached properties worth Rs. 5 Crore approx. under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in the case of Mohammad Akbar Bhat and others in relation to terrorist activities. The attached properties in the form of 07 immovable properties and 02 bank accounts are in the name of various persons viz. Mohd Akbar Bhat, Ms. Fatima shah, Qazi Yasir, Mohammad Abdullah Shah and Mohd, Iqbal Mir and others situated in Jammu and Kashmir
ED initiated investigation on the basis of FIR registered and chargesheet issued by J&K Police for the offences under various sections of Unlawful Activity (Prevention) Act and IPC, 1860 against Mohammad Akbar Bhat, Ms. Fatima Shah, Altaf Ahmad Bhat, Qazi Yasir, Syed Khalid Geelani alias Khalid Andrabi & others wherein accused persons were hand in gloves with Pakistan Handlers who arranged admissions in MBBS & other course in the colleges of Pakistan for Jammu & Kashmir Students for a hefty money around Rs. 10-15 lakh per students
ED investigation revealed that the money was received in their personal accounts and in the bank accounts of Al-Jabar Trust which was a trust opened for the charitable purposes. However, these accounts were used for the purpose of receiving funds from the students and further ploughed into the terrorist activities in India in various ways such as distributing money to stone pelters, providing money to the persons/terrorists based in Jammu & Kashmir on the instructions of Pakistan handlers such as Manzoor Ahmad Shah, Altaf Ahmad Bhat etc.
Further investigation is under progress.