• Source:JND

Police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district foiled the plans of three suspects, including a couple from Jammu, in a hawala and terror funding case involving Dubai, Nepal, and several European countries. All three are accused of working for Pakistani handlers, jagran.com reported.

The investigation revealed bank accounts, mobile phone records, and digital transactions of the accused's wife and another woman, which exposed hawala transactions worth crores from Dubai, Nepal, and several other countries. This network has links to several states across the country. The Kathua Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) is investigating the case.

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Acting on a reliable tip, police arrested Rahul Khan of Sunjwan, Jammu, from Lakhanpur a week ago. He was in contact with terrorists across the border. His number had come under surveillance by agencies. After coming under police radar, Rahul Khan had been living in various locations, including Ghati and Nihalpur in Kathua district, to evade police and agencies.

After Rahul was arrested in Lakhanpur, his wife, Sapna, a resident of Kathua, was also arrested. According to sources cited by jagran.com, Sonam, a woman from Haridwar, was also in contact with the couple. Police arrested her from Haridwar recently. Accused Rahul Khan provided several mobile SIM cards and ATM cards to his wife and Sonam. These cards were used to open bank accounts for both of them. Transactions worth Rs 1 crore were made from abroad through these accounts.

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Police teams are conducting raids in Kathua and other locations to uncover the entire network. For the past week, the police Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been conducting raids in several locations, including Jammu, Kathua, and Haridwar. During the investigation, it was found that money had been transferred to the account from Pakistan. The accused was paid substantial sums in exchange for his work. Police have investigated all of his connections, revealing links to several states across the country.


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