Excelsior Correspondent
DEHRADUN, June 6: The Jammu and Kashmir police has arrested another woman from Haridwar in much talked about suspected financial transactions linked to Pakistan few days back.
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Sources said that a team of Kathua police which is investigating the suspected financial transaction case arrested Puja from Dhanauri in Haridwar. Earlier police had arrested Sonam from Asafnagar village of Haridwar’s Kalyari Kotwali area.
The arrest of two women from Haridwar by Jammu and Kashmir Police for suspected financial transactions linked to Pakistan, has created a flutter among Uttarakhand security forces.
Sources said after the arrest of the first woman, Sonam, from Asafnagar village of Haridwar’s Kaliyar Kotwali area, relating to her alleged financial transaction linked to Pakistan on May 26, Jammu and Kashmir police on June 4 took her friend Pooja along with them for investigation.
The women were arrested following an input received from a man named Rahul Khan of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir who was arrested by Lakhanpur police last month along with his wife for suspected bank transactions from across the border.
Khan confided to police about his Pakistan connection and links with Sonam and Puja in Haridwar.
Khan, who is accused of being involved in financial transactions worth crores of rupees from Pakistan, revealed the involvement of Sonam.
According Haridwar police, Rahul Khan informed J&K Police he was operating a bank account in the name of Sonam for conducting illegal financial transactions worth crores.
According to Haridwar police, Sonam used to transfer the money to other states on behalf of Rahul Khan for a fixed commission in return.
A police official from Haridwar shared on condition of anonymity that Puja, a resident of Dhanauri in Haridwar, had introduced Sonam to a man identified as Umar, following which the latter got Sonam in touch with Rahul Khan.
Haridwar police stated that earlier Jammu and Kashmir police arrested Sonam and took her away with them.
After this talk of the involvement of another woman working with Sonam in the illegal transactions from Pakistan surfaced. On Wednesday, Jammu and Kashmir Police arrived in Dhanauri and took Puja into custody who was evading arrest till then.
On Thursday, Jammu and Kashmir police sought her transit remand for further probe. Following this, her transit remand was secured on Thursday and late in the evening Jammu and Kashmir police left with Pooja for further probe.
Haridwar Police confirmed that Jammu and Kashmir Police team questioned Puja and took her with them for more investigation.
Sources said police is also investigating the role of one Umar in the case.
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