Under the terms of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has temporarily attached properties valued at about Rs. 5 crore in the case of Mohd Akbar Bhat and others related to terrorist activities. The properties, which consist of seven immovable properties and two bank accounts, are attached. They are located in Jammu and Kashmir and are registered in the names of many individuals, including Mohd Akbar Bhat, Ms Fatima Shah, Qazi Yasir, Mohammad Abdullah Shah, and Mohd Iqbal Mir.
The Unlawful Activity (Prevention) Act and IPC, 1860 were violated by Mohd Akbar Bhat, Ms Fatima Shah, Altaf Ahmad Bhat, Qazi Yasir, Syed Khalid Geelani, also known as Khalid Andrabi, and others. The accused individuals worked hand in hand with Pakistani handlers to arrange admissions in MBBS and other courses in Pakistani colleges for students from Jammu and Kashmir for a hefty sum of approximately Rs. 10-15 lakh per student. These charges led to the ED’s investigation.
The money was received in their personal accounts as well as the bank accounts of the Al-Jabar Trust, a trust established for philanthropic reasons, according to an ED probe. But these accounts were only used to collect money from the students, which was then used to finance terrorist activities in India in a number of ways, including giving money to stone-pelters and funding terrorists operating out of Jammu and Kashmir on the orders of Pakistani handlers like Manzoor Ahmad Shah and Altaf Ahmad Bhat. Additional research is currently being conducted.
