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NIA to send LR to Pak for arrest of Hizbul chief Salahuddin

New Delhi: For the first time, NIA will be sending a judicial request to Pakistan soon for the arrest of chief of Hizbul Mujahideen terror group Syed Salahuddin, declared a proclaimed offender and chargesheeted by

PTI Published : Dec 01, 2013 14:07 IST, Updated : Dec 01, 2013 14:11 IST


The NIA said that the probe had found that the accused Mohd Shafi Shah alias Dawood had allegedly collected amount to the tune of Rs 13 crore and distributed it for carrying out terrorist activities at the behest of Hizbul Mujahideen.  

The others named in the charge sheet include Salahuddin's deputy Gulam Nabi Khan alias Amir Khan, Umer Farooq Shera alias Mehboob-ul-Haq, Manzoor Ahmed Dar alias Masroor Dar, Zaffar Hussain Bhat alias Khursheed, Nazir Ahamd Dar alias Shabir Ellahi, Abdul Majeed Sofi alias Majeed Bisati and Mubarak Shah.

They have been charged with various provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

In a meticulously done probe, the NIA claimed to have unearthed at least Rs 13 crore which had been pumped through cross border trade at Uri, cash couriers and normal banking channels besides the routine hawala route.  

The case was registered by NIA on October 25, 2011 for alleged regular and systematic funding of Hizbul Mujahideen for carrying out terrorist activities.

Investigation has established that under the cover of JKART, terror group Hizbul Mujahideen operatives based in Pakistan used to provide funds through different channels for terrorist activities in India.

During the investigation, two of the accused  i.e. Mohd Shafi Shah alias Dawood and Talib Lali alias Talib Hussain Lali were arrested by the NIA.
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