Indian AML watchdog ED Attached House of Separatist Leader Shabir Shah in Srinagar. In accordance with the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has temporarily attached a piece of real estate owned by Shabir Ahmad Shah S/o Gulam Mohd. Shah and located in Botshah Colony, Sanat Nagar, PS Barzulla, Srinagar.
Who filed the complaint?
An FIR filed on May 30, 2017, alleging violations of the IPC and the 1967 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against Hafiz Muhammad Saeed and others, led the ED to open a money laundering probe.
Why Enforcement take action against Shabir Ahmad Shah?
Shabir Ahmad Shah was found to be actively involved in the actions that stoked unrest in the Kashmir valley through stone-pelting, processions, rallies, bandhs, hartals, and other subversive activities throughout the inquiry. Further, a PMLA investigation found that Shabir Ahmad Shah was involved in receiving money through hawala and other means & channels from the terrorist group Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and other terrorist organisations based in Pakistan as well as from the Pakistani establishment. These funds were then used to support and fuel militant movements in the Kashmir valley.
A piece of real estate worth Rs. 21.80 lakhs that belonged to Shabir Ahmad Shah was found during the inquiry, and it has now been temporarily attached under PMLA. The issue is still being investigated further.
