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ED chargesheets man in terror-funding case


Date:- 02 Apr 2021


The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today said it had filed a prosecution complaint (equivalent to a police chargesheet) under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Aijaz Hussain Khawaja, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district in connection with a 2006 terror-funding case.

Officials in the agency said, the ED has already attached a residential flat at Jangpura, New Delhi, and balance in the bank account held by the wife of the Aijaz Hussain Khawaja.

“In 2006, Khawaja was apprehended with a bag containing 2.05 kg RDX and Rs 49 lakh in cash by the special cell of Delhi Police. He was sentenced for seven years under Section 5(b) of Explosive Substances Act along with Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967,” a senior ED official said.

“The investigation under PMLA revealed that the accused was involved in illegal activities related to terror funding in Jammu and Kashmir,” the official said.

Courtesy: The Tribune: 2nd April, 2021