The ED which recently filed its first
charge sheet in a money laundering case in the Kashmir Valley, has alleged that
Shah, Chairman of Democratic Political Movement, received over Rs 3 crore
between 2007 to 2010.
A common link between funds allegedly received
from Italy by Firdaus Ahmad Shah of the Hurriyat Conference and funds used to
set up a VoIP account used by the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack handlers has now
emerged, according to Enforcement Directorate sources.
Investigators have said that Shah
received money from Western Union Money Transfer agent ‘Madina Trading’ in
Brescia, Italy, from a sender identified as Javed Iqbal. Iqbal, identified as a
Pakistani national, was also named as one of the 35 wanted accused in the 26/11
chargesheet filed by the Mumbai Police Crime Branch.
However, the Italian police have
since learnt that Iqbal’s identity may have been stolen when he used another
money transfer agency in Pakistan.
The Enforcement Directorate, in its
chargesheet, has charged Shah, Chairman of the Democratic Political Movement,
with using money sent from Italy for terror financing. The chargesheet also
names Shah’s close confidant, Yar Mohammed Khan, sources said.
“They received money from Italy
through Western Union Money Transfer. The agent, Madina Trading, and sender,
Javed Iqbal, have also cropped up during investigations and are part of the ED
chargesheet,” a source confirmed.
According to the ED, Shah received
over Rs 3 crore from Italy between 2007 and 2010, which was allegedly used for
terror funding. There are 300 instances of money transfers from Italy
identified by the ED, sources said.
In the 26/11 case, Iqbal is alleged
to have wired funds for setting up an account with New Jersey-based Voice over
Internet Protocol (VoIP) service provider Callphonex. Calls between the 26/11
gunmen and their Pakistan-based controllers during the attack were routed
through this VoIP account. Aided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the
Crime Branch unearthed details of the manner in which the Callphonex account
was set up by another wanted accused identified as Kharak Singh.
Two payments were made to Callphonex
for the account. On October 27, 2008, the initial payment of $ 250 was wired to
Callphonex via MoneyGram, receipt number 80700471903880005473. The sender was
identified as Muhammed Ishfaq.
On November 25, 2008, the second
payment of $ 229 was wired to Callphonex via Western Union Money Transfer
receipt number 8364307716-0. The sender of this payment was identified as
Iqbal. He used Western Union Money Transfer agent Madina Trading, located in
Brescia, Italy, to make the payment to Callphonex. For identification, Iqbal
provided Madina Trading a Pakistani passport number KC092481.
On November 21, 2009, two Pakistani
employees of Madina Trading in Brescia — Mohammad Yaqub Janijua and his son
Aamer Yaqub Janijua — were arrested by the Italian anti-terrorism police for
aiding and abetting international terrorism as well as illegal financial
activity.
Italian authorities had found that
the duo transferred money to Callphonex using the identity of Javed
Iqbal to activate the VoIP account used by the 26/11 terrorists. The Italian
police learnt that Iqbal’s identity may have been stolen.
indianexpress
The
ED which recently filed its first charge sheet in a money laundering
case in the Kashmir Valley, has alleged that Shah, Chairman of
Democratic Political Movement, received over Rs 3 crore between 2007 to
2010. - See more at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/common-link-between-2611-financiers-jk-man-charged-by-enforcement-directorate/#sthash.PtuRb3co.dpuf
The
ED which recently filed its first charge sheet in a money laundering
case in the Kashmir Valley, has alleged that Shah, Chairman of
Democratic Political Movement, received over Rs 3 crore between 2007 to
2010. - See more at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/common-link-between-2611-financiers-jk-man-charged-by-enforcement-directorate/#sthash.PtuRb3co.dpuf
The
ED which recently filed its first charge sheet in a money laundering
case in the Kashmir Valley, has alleged that Shah, Chairman of
Democratic Political Movement, received over Rs 3 crore between 2007 to
2010. - See more at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/common-link-between-2611-financiers-jk-man-charged-by-enforcement-directorate/#sthash.PtuRb3co.dpuf
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