3 HM activists held with 4.21 lakh hawala money

Jammu, Mar 13: Three Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), including two sisters of 'Chenab Divisional Commander', were arrested and Rs 4.21 lakh hawala money, one Thoraya satellite phone and a BSNL mobile were recovered from their possession at Ramban in Doda district, official sources said here today.

Official sources said, a joint naka was laid by sleuths of Central Intelligence Agency, Police and SOG and arrested them at Ramban who were waiting to take a vehicle for Gool.

The militants were identified as Mohammad Yousuf Bhat (Gool) his sister-in-laws Rajia Begum and Misra Begum (Ramban), sources said adding Rs 4.21 lakh hawala money, one satellite telephone and a BSNL mobile recovered from their possession.

The hawala consignment and telephones were given to them by a Hizbul Mujahideen 'District Commander' for Kulgam (Anantnag), Muneeb and were to be handed over to HM 'Divisional Commander' Mushtaq Ahmed at Gool. Mushtaq was brother-in-law of Mohd Yousuf Bhat and had replaced Billoo Gujjar after his killing last year.

Sources said all three hawala racketeers are being subjected to questioning and were likely to be sent to Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) to ascertain their links with militants.

UNI