A terror funding case was registered by NIA on July 2 this year under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has busted a major terror funding module of the Pakistan-based Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) as the agency carried out searches at multiple locations in the city and seized over Rs 1.5 crore cash besides incriminating materials, including laptops and pen drives. Three people were also arrested.
The NIA on Tuesday conducted searches at the premises of Mohammad Salman Mohammad Salim, resident of Daryaganj and Rajaram and Company at Kucha Ghasiram and seized Rs 1.56 crore cash in Indian currency and Rs 43,000 Nepalese currency, along with 14 mobiles phones, 5 pen drives and several incriminating documents.
Following the seizure, NIA has 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, Jammu and Kashmir.
A terror funding case was registered by NIA on July 2 this year under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
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.
Investigation by the NIA has revealed that one Mohammad Salman, resident of Nizamuddin area here was in regular touch with a Dubai-based Pakistani national, who in turn is connected with the Deputy Chief of Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation, a front-end organisation of banned terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
"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, 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.
What Is FIF?
- The Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation is based in Lahore, Pakistan and was established by Jamat-ud-Dawah.
- It is a frontal organisation of Lashkar-e-Taiba, a terror organisation banned under UAPA in India.
- The FIF was founded in 1990 by Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, a designated as Global Terrorist by USA.
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