New Delhi, Jan 27: In relation to a case involving the financing of terrorism in Kashmir, the Enforcement Directorate announced on Saturday that it had filed a money laundering charge sheet. The complaint also names several terrorists affiliated with Hizbul Mujahideen. According to a statement from the federal agency, the prosecution case (charge-sheet) was submitted on January 25 before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Srinagar. It added that Mohammed Iqbal Khan, Mushtaq Ahmad Kambay, and Mudasir Ahmad Sheikh are among the defendants identified in it. According to the statement, the court has accepted the charge sheet and given the accused notice that the trial will begin.The Jammu and Kashmir Police (Kulgam district) filed a formal complaint in July 2015 accusing Mudasir Ahmad Sheikh, Tauseef Ahmad Sheikh, Mohd. Abbas Sheikh, Mohd. Iqbal Khan, and Tauseef Ahmad Kambay of money laundering. This complaint led to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigating the matter. Both the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and the Indian Penal Code were used to register the FIR. The security forces engaged Abbas Sheikh and Tauseef Ahmad Sheikh in combat, resulting in their deaths. The defendants were “generating huge proceeds of crime by raising funds for terrorist activities in the Kashmir Valley on the orders of terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen.”33 gold coins and Rs 17.50 lakh in cash were discovered to be part of the accused’s criminal gains, and they were intended to be utilised for terrorist acts, the statement claimed.
