Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa in India that was pumping money to build a cadre base in India under the garb of charity.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has stumbled upon a terror plot of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa in India that was pumping money to build a cadre base in India under the garb of charity.
Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF), an arm of JuD, has been providing financial assistance to poor families for marriage of girls and building houses, said sources. "They are building cadre eventually to recruit vulnerable youth," said a senior officer in the agency.
The FIF is also banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and under the provisions of the Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (Implementation of Security Council Resolutions) Order 2016. FIF was also designated as a terrorist entity by the USA in 2010.
They agency has unearthed this new "modus operandi" of JuD. "FII has several centres in Pakistan and is headquartered in Lahore. We have found its operations for India is managed from Dubai," said a source.
FII is operating in a clandestine manner in India avoiding the gaze of security agencies.
During the preliminary questioning of the accused in the case, it has emerged that the money that was coming in as "zakat" was being used to distribute it among the families of terrorists and also to poor families in India in a bid to build a cadre in India.
The agency had arrested three persons – FIF operative Mohammad Salman (52), Hawala conduit Mohammad Salim (62) and Hawala courier Sajjad Abdul Wani (34) who is a resident of Srinagar last week.
It emerged that money was coming from Pakistan through Dubai and then to Delhi. From the national capital, it was routed out to Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Mumbai. NIA suspects that the network has been spread beyond these states. "We are still probing the matter," said a senior officer.
FIF terror funding case was registered on July 2 this year. According to the FIR, some Delhi-based suspects were receiving funds from FIF operatives based abroad and were using the funds to further the terror activities.
NIA has found that one Mohammad Salman, resident of Nizamuddin area in Delhi was in regular touch with one Dubai-based Pakistani national, who in turn is connected with the Deputy Chief of FIF.
"The accused person has been receiving funds, being sent by FIF operators and his associates, through Hawala operators. Accused persons along with other persons in various countries including Pakistan, UAE etc are sending money through Hawala to India to further their nefarious activities and create unrest in India and carry out the terrorist activities," the NIA said in a statement.
FIF is based in Lahore and was established by Jamat-ud-Dawah. It is a frontal organisation of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a terror organisation banned under UAPA in India. The FIF was founded in 1990 by Hafiz Saeed, who is designated as Global Terrorist by the USA.
Raid In Srinagar
- As part of the probe, NIA raided the house and shop of a businessman in Srinagar on Tuesday
- The action against Ajaz Ahmad Hakak follows the arrest of three people last week
- It was immediately not known what they found
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