SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out a series of raids in Poonch on Saturday.
The raids at multiple locations came a day after the arrest of two individuals who were allegedly routing funds to banned outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba and Al Badr. On August 17, the police arrested Abdul Hameed Mir son of Gulam Joo of Mohalla Khwaza Poonch, at General Bus Stand Jammu with Rs 10 lakh, from Jammu bus stand.
A day later, Delhi Police arrested garment trader Mohammad Yaseen in Delhi. A garments business dealer, he has a shop in Meena Bazaar and lives in Turkman Gate. He reportedly told his interrogators that hawala money was being routed to India through South Africa and collected in Surat and Mumbai.
After interrogating the duo, the security agencies have come to an understanding that a sum of Rs 24 lakh has come from hawala channels to Jammu and Kashmir for subversive activities. This formed the basis of series of raids in Poonch district.
Mir, who was arrested in Jammu bus stand, was reportedly carrying Rs 10 lakh and Rs 7 lakh were recovered from his house. This was the amount that Yaseen has reportedly given him.
Police have registered a case vide FIR No. 37/2022 under Sections 13/17/18/40 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act at Bus Stand Police Station in Jammu.
