ED Opposed The Bail Plea Of Separatist Leader Shabir Shah
ED opposed the bail plea of separatist Shabir Shah, said – was involved in raising funds for unrest in Kashmir.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday opposed the bail plea of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah.
ED said the accused was involved in the crime of raising funds from Pakistan as well as several other countries to create unrest in Kashmir.
In its reply to Shah’s bail plea in a Delhi court, the ED said that he was also involved in terror financing activities. Terrorists need money to carry out terrorist acts.
The central probe agency also said that money laundering is the method by which criminals hide the illegal origin of their money.
They protect their assets and hideouts, so as to avoid suspicion from the investigating agencies.
The hearing of the case was adjourned on Tuesday for June 29 by Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana as Shah’s lawyer was not present during the hearing due to personal reasons.
According to the ED’s reply, accused Shabbir Ahmed Shah was in regular touch with Hafiz Saeed chief of Pakistan-based banned terrorist organization Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD).
Jamaat-ud-Dawa is an organization banned by the UNC that supports cross-border terrorism.
He also told that Shabir was in touch with Ahmed Shah Mohammad Shafi Shayar, who is from Kashmir and had fled to Pakistan with his family after being released from Central Jail Jammu.
The ED also said that there are serious allegations against the person who filed the bail application. Further investigation into the matter is underway and the properties are being identified.
Trying to find out where the money came from. Further investigation is being done in this regard. Call records and emails relating to Pakistan are being probed.
The funders have to be identified and investigated. If the accused is released on bail at this stage, all efforts to unearth the larger conspiracy will be in vain.
