48-year-old Hawala operator arrested for funding terror outfit in Delhi

New Delhi: A 48-year-old Hawala operator was arrested for allegedly funding terror outfits LeT and Al Badr, Delhi Police said on Friday.

Special Commissioner of Police H G S Dhaliwal identified him as Mohd Yaseen, a resident of Delhi's Turkman Gatd.

In a joint operation, Delhi Police and Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested him in assistance with central agencies, he said.

On August 17, Yaseen gave around Rs 10 lakh to an alleged terror operative, Abdul Hamid Mir of Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir Police registered a case on August 18 and arrested Abdul Hamid Mir from Jammu Bus Stand along with an amount of Rs 10 lakh.

On August 18, information was received from Central agencies and Jammu and Kashmir Police regarding a person engaged in funding terrorist activities and operating from Delhi's Meena Bazar. This led to Yaseen's arrest.

Yaseen is a garment trader and received funds from abroad, Dhaliwal added.

Yaseen disclosed that the hawala money was sent to India at Surat and Mumbai from South Africa.

Recently, he received Rs 24 lakh sent from South Africa, out of which he transferred Rs 17 lakh through two different couriers to terror operatives in Jammu and Kashmir. (UNI)