NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Sunday conducted searches at six locations across Delhi,
Haryana and J&K in a case related to terror funding. The searches were held on the premises of six people, accused of raising fund and accepting financial assistance from a Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) mastermind, based in Pakistan, for the outfit’s members and associates across India.
The fund transfers, the bank trail of which could be established, were allegedly meant to further terrorist activities in J&K and other parts of the country.
Technical evidences and bank transactions had established the identity of three people and locations in Delhi, one person and location in Faridabad, Haryana, and two in Anantnag, J&K. The technical evidences confirmed that the suspects, including advocates, were in constant touch with the Pakistan-based mastermind.
The NCR-based suspects whose premises were searched are Moinuddin Ansari, an advocate, based in Faridabad; Sunil Upadhyay, based at Mandawali Fazalpiur in New Delhi; Kahorngam Zimik, advocate based in GTB Nagar, New Delhi; and Mohd Wasiq Khan, advocate from Shaheen Bagh. The identity of the Pakistani mastermind has not been disclosed.
During the searches on Sunday, incriminating materials such as digital devices, SIM cards, mobile phones and documents, having bearing on the investigation, were recovered.
Sources said the assistance of Delhi Police and Central agencies was critical in ascertaining the locations and other details to make the searches purposeful.