One more ‘journalist’ arrested

Srinagar: Police on Friday said that it arrested one more self styled journalist in LeT terror funding case in Srinagar district.

In a handout the police said that in continuation of investigation of FIR No 20/23 under sections 120B ,121,121A IPC and sections 13,18,39,40 of ULAP Act wherein recovery of ₹31.65 lacs was effected, one more accused namely Muzamil Zahoor S/o Zahoor Ahmad Malik R/o Indergam Pattan has been arrested. He is a self-styled journalist as well.

The police spokesman stated: “He had opened a fake account on forged identity in a bank for transactions related to furtherance of the activities banned LeT outfit. He had received funds in lakhs meant for terror activities in this account from the main terror hawala operator of LeT.

Incriminating material has also been seized from accused at the time of his arrest.  Seven (7) days Police remand of this accused taken for custodial examination.”

He said, five accused have been already arrested in the case namely Umar Dar S/o Ghulam Hassan Dar R/o Soiteng, Salik Mehraj S/o Mehraj din Dar R/o Soiteng, Bilal Ahmad Siddiqi S/o Ghulam Ahmad Sidiqi R/o Kursoo Rajbagh, Zamrooda Habib D/o Habibullah Bhat R/o Sanatnagar Srinagar and Yasmeen Raja d/o Ghulam Nabi Bhat R/o Tulbagh Pampore.

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