Srinagar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) petitioned a Srinagar court, urging the initiation of legal proceedings against three persons from South Kashmir who stand accused in a case related to the funding of militant activities.
As per the order, the complaint has been filed under the provisions of Prevention Money Laundering Act of 2002, against Mudasir Ahmad Sheikh, Mushtaq Ahmad Kambay and Mohd. Iqbal Khan in the special court Srinagar.
Moreover, the court has taken notice of the complaint and has issued a notice to all three accused persons for further trial, the order further reads.
In this case, five individuals were accused of raising funds; among them, two (identified as Mohd Abbas Sheikh and Tauseef Ahmad Sheikh) had already been killed in military operations.
ED during the investigation said that all the accused persons were raising funds for militant activities in the Kashmir Valley on the directions of militant outfit namely Hizbul Mujahidin.
Additionally, possession in the form of 33 gold coins and 17.50 Lakh rupees has been recovered yet through the investigation, the order claimed.
The FIR was filed on 11.07.2015 and registered in Police Station Kulgam, south Kashmir.ย
