SRINAGAR, July 9:
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has now summoned General Secretary (GS) of Anjuman Nusratul Islam (ANI) and an official of Jamia Masjid in connection with alleged terror funding in Kashmir.
So far the NIA has conducted raids on the residence of separatists, businessmen and others in connection with the terror funding from Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
About half a dozen separatists and businessmen have been questioned by the NIA, including media heads of both the factions of the HC, son-in-law of Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Nayeem Ahmad Khan, chief of National Front who alleged in a sting operation admitting that separatists were receiving money from Pakistan.
A spokesman for the moderate HC said this afternoon that the NIA has sent a notice to the GS of ANI, also headed by Mirwaiz, to report to New Delhi for questioning.
While another notice has been served to Mohammad Hussain Khan Accountant Aquaf Jamia Masjid, also headed by Mirwaiz, to report to NIA in New Delhi for questioning.
The spokesman said both ANI and Aquaf Jamia Masjid are apolitical educational and social organisations which have a great history of serving the people of the state selflessly for decades and subjecting its members to harassment and intimidation for the sole reason of being part of institutions headed by the Mirwaiz, to put pressure on the Mirwaiz is deplorable.
The spokesman said Ibraheem is a retired chief engineer of the Government who has been honorarily serving the Anjuman for the past many years.
He said while NIA has an office in Srinagar instead of asking the concerned to come over there for any questioning, it asks them to come to New Delhi to further harass and trouble them.
He said those being questioned including Mirwaiz’s uncles and Media Advisor HC Advocate Shahid ul Islam are made to wait from morning to night and then asked to come again the next day without being asked much or the purpose of their coming to the office.
The spokesman said these ploys and pressure tactics will not deter the Mirwaiz or HC from pursuing its political cause of struggling for the basic rights and aspirations of the people of Kashmir. All it does is further expose the level of persecution the state apparatus can go to against those it cannot defeat politically. (UNI)
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