NIA questions Mirwaiz’s uncles in terror funding case

NEW DELHI: Two maternal uncles of moderate Hurriyat conference chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and his close aides were today questioned by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the funding of terror and separatist groups in the Kashmir Valley.

Maulvi Manzoor and Maulvi Shafat were served notices last week to appear before the agency today and the duo arrived and faced questions from the NIA sleuths, official sources said.

Both of them are retired senior Government officers. (AGENCIES)