4 terrorists, including Mohammad Shafi Shah, Talib Lali, Muzaffar Ahmad Dar, and Mushtaq Ahmad Lone, were found guilty of money laundering under section 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) 2002 in a case involving the financing of terrorism that the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) investigated.
Based on a case filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), New Delhi under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 against terrorist group Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and various terrorists affiliated with the outlawed terrorist organisation, the ED looked into a money laundering case. Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), one of the most active terrorist groups in Jammu and Kashmir, has been getting money on a regular basis from sources that are associated with terrorist activity, according to an inquiry conducted by the ED. The inquiry found that the terrorist group Hizb-ul-Mujahideen was actively involved in supporting terrorist activities under the guise of the Jammu Kashmir Affectees Relief Trust (JKART).
On April 21, 2020, the ED filed a Prosecution Complaint against 12 terrorists who were charged with money laundering after conducting an investigation. The Special Court, PMLA, Patiala House Court, New Delhi has pronounced 8 of the 12 accused terarorists to be Proclaimed Offenders. The remaining 04 defendants entered guilty pleas for the charge of money laundering before the trial court. The court of Additional Sessions Judge-03, Patiala House Court, New Delhi, found four terrorists guilty of the crime of money laundering on February 17, 2023. The sentence will be announced on February 27, 2023. In this instance, the ED has already seized the $1.22 million worth of property.
