A big terrorist funding case has come to light from Nuh district of Haryana. A lawyer here, Rizwan, has been arrested for spying for Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI and transferring an amount of more than Rs 45 lakh to the terrorist network through hawala. This information was given by the investigating officers on Tuesday.
According to the investigation, Rizwan visited Punjab five times in the last three months, the main objective of which was to divert illicit funds to various terror groups. His links are linked to hawala operators spread in many cities of Punjab including Pathankot. Officials believe that it was a well-planned operation in which an amount of more than Rs 1 crore was transferred in a short period of time, a major part of which was meant to promote terrorist activities in the state.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Nuh police has made several arrests in this case. Rizwan’s aide Musharraf was initially detained, but later released. Subsequently, the SIT arrested Ajay Arora from Jalandhar, who is accused of sending money to Rizwan through hawala and helping in the transactions. Soon after Ajay’s arrest, three more people named Sandeep Singh, Amandeep and Jaskaran were caught from Amritsar. All of them have been sent on police remand for eight days.
The investigation team is also closely examining Rizwan’s bank account. The manager of Punjab National Bank, Tauru has confirmed that Rizwan has an account with them, but refused to share any details as directed by the police.
During interrogation, Rizwan revealed that he also used to take his colleague Musharraf along on his trips to Punjab, although Musharraf was not aware of the real purpose of the trip. This matter concerns the security of the country, and a detailed investigation is underway, with bank details, transactions and movements of the suspects being closely monitored.
This is not the first time such a case has come to light. Earlier in May this year, Mohammad Tarif of Kangarka village of Tauharu was arrested on charges of passing sensitive military information to Pakistani handlers and supplying Indian SIM cards to agents of Pakistan High Commission in Delhi. In the same month, Arman of Rajka village was also arrested on espionage charges.