SRINAGAR:
A chargesheet was today filed by ED against Firdous Ahmad Shah, a member of Syed Ali Geelani’s Hurriyat Conference, and another person for allegedly receiving money from Europe for use in terror financing.
The chargesheet filed in the court of Sessions Judge Srinagar (Special Judge, Money Laundering) names Shah as well as his close confidante Yar Mohammed Khan, an Enforcement Directorate(ED) official said.
The ED has alleged that the two received monies from Italy through Western Union Money Transfer and this money was used for unlawful activities relating to terror funding.
The ED attached Shah’s house at Abi Gujar in Lal Chowk, which was, however, released by the court and the matter is under adjudication. Besides this, Rs one lakh belonging to Khan has been frozen, the official said.
Shah is the Chairman of Democratic Political Movement, a constituent of Geelani’s faction of Hurriyat Conference.
When contacted, Shah told media persons that the allegations were baseless and that there was no proof that the money was used for financing of terror.
“This is just a conspiracy,” he said but declined to respond to a question whether he had received money from Italy. (AGENCIES)
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