Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah arrested, to be questioned on terror financing
Shah will be brought to Delhi on Wednesday for questioning along with six other separatists arrested earlier.
The National Security Agency had earlier arrested seven separatists on terror financing charges.
Shabir Shah is presently heading separatist outfit called Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) which is a part of Geelani's Hurriyat Conference.
According to NDTV, Shabir Shah's arrest came after ater Mohammed Aslam Wani was arrested by Delhi Police allegedly with Rs. 63 lakh in August 2005. During questioning, he told the police that a big chunk of this money, Rs. 50 lakh was for Shabir Shah.
Another Rs.10 lakh to Jaish-e-Mohammad area commander in Srinagar, Abu Baqar, and the rest, his commission.
he Enforcement Directorate is also probing cases of money laundering by other Kashmiri separatist leaders to choke the sources of terror financing.
The NIA claims that it has evidence that seven Hurriyat Conference separatists used money got through hawala from Pakistan to pay people to burn schools and throw stones during protests in the Kashmir Valley.
Among the seven are Syed Ali Shah Geelani's son-in-law Altaf Shah, and three key aides, Ayaz Akbar, Me'raj Kalwal and Bashir Ahmad Bhat.
Image: Facebook Page of Shabir Shah.
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