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Searches held in 6 locations across Delhi, Haryana, J&K in LeT terror-funding case

Searches held in 6 locations across Delhi, Haryana, J&K in LeT terror-funding case
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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.
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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.
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Bharti Jain

Bharti Jain is senior editor with The Times of India, New Delhi. She has been writing on security matters since 1996. Having covered the Union home ministry, security agencies, Election Commission and the ‘prime’ political beat, the Congress, for The Economic Times all these years, she moved to TOI in August 2012. Her repertoire of news stories delves into the whole gamut of issues related to terrorism and internal strife, besides probing strategic affairs in India’s neighbourhood.

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