Kashmir Separatist Shabir Shah sent to 7 day ED custody in terror funding case

The ED had issued multiple summons to Shah, but he never deposed before the central investigating agency. A Delhi court had earlier this month issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against the separatis

Kashmir Separatist Shabir Shah was sent to 7 days ED custody in connection with a money laundering case. The ED accused Shah of laundering money which as allegedly used to fund terror and the unrest in Kashmir.

The Enforcement Directorate had on Tuesday arrested Shah after he had not responded to 8 summons issued by the agency. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday got seven-day custody of Kashmir separatist leader Shabir Shah who was arrested in money laundering case.

The ED had issued multiple summons to Shah, but he never deposed before the central investigating agency. A Delhi court had earlier this month issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against the separatist leader.

The agency had issued several summons to Shah over the last few years in pursuance of the August 2005 case, wherein the Delhi Police's Special Cell had arrested Mohammed Aslam Wani (35), an alleged hawala dealer, who had claimed that he passed on Rs 2.25 crore to Shah.

Shah in the past had told PTI that the ED case against him was "politically motivated". The ED had registered a criminal case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Shah and Wani.

(With agency inputs)