SIA’s major action outside J&K
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 18: In a major action outside Jammu and Kashmir, the State Investigation Agency (SIA) today attached property of a terror-financier at Ram Tirath Mahal in Amritsar district of Punjab who was wanted in seizure of Rs 15 lakh hawala money at Nagrota.
The terror-financer whose property was attached today by the SIA with assistance of Punjab Police has been identified as Amarbhir Singh alias Gopi Mahal son of Rajwinder Singh, a resident of Baba Darshan Singh Enclave at Ram Tirath Mahal in Amritsar district of Punjab.
This is one of the major actions of the SIA outside Jammu and Kashmir as it attached immovable property of Amarbhir Singh in Amritsar.
Amarbhir Singh was wanted in First Information Report (FIR) No. 429/21 registered under Sections 17, 18, 20, 38, 39 and 40 under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and 3/25 Indian Arms Act, 193, and 201 IPC at Nagrota Police Station/SIA Jammu.
The SIA attached property of Amarbhir Singh in pursuance of court orders.
The proceedings were conducted in presence of Executive Magistrate and respectable persons of the vicinity where Amarbhir was putting up before going underground after recovery of Rs 15 lakh worth hawala money at Nagrota which was being sent from Punjab to Kashmir for terror financing.
During execution of court orders by the SIA team of Jammu, Punjab Police provided the necessary assistance.
The SIA has already filed charge sheet before the court of law with regard to terror financing case in which initially two associates of militants were arrested in 2021 and Rs 15 lakh cash was seized from their possession at Nagrota on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
Further investigation of the case had revealed that the amount was being transported from Punjab to Kashmir for financing the terror activities of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). However, it was seized by the cops before it could reach to the militants in the Valley.
Subsequently, investigations in the case were transferred from police to the SIA.
The arrested persons were in constant touch with their handlers across the border as well as with the militants in South Kashmir and Punjab.
Investigations also revealed that the accused Parvez and Farooq had conspired with Muzammil Malik and Ashiq Nengroo and knowingly facilitated the movement of terror funds which were to be further distributed to JeM militants operating in Valley for launching terror attacks in India.
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