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Major Funds Transfers Detected

December 2001 - August 2002

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Major Funds Transfers Detected
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December 6, 2001The arrest of Abdul Rashid Lone, 'Group Commander' ofHizb-ul-Mujahideen, at Baramulla leads to the recovery of Rs. 4 million.
December 6, 2001Abdul Rehman Sofi and Mohammed Shabban Khan are arrested in Delhiwhile on their way back after meeting Syed Salahuddin, HM chief, in Pakistan. Their confessions led to therecovery of Rs. 1.5 million received through hawala for HM, Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed.
December 13, 2001The killing of Shakir Ghaznavi, 'Divisional Commander of HM, (whowas also looking after distribution of finances) was followed by the recovery of Rs. 3.2 million.
December 2001JeM terrorists involved in the planning of Parliament attack werearrested along with Rs. one million and a laptop.
December 15, 2001The arrest of Haji Abdul Rashid led to the recovery of Rs. twomillion.
January 14, 2002The arrest of four Kashmiris linked to the LeT in Delhi led to therecovery of Rs. 3.49 million, which they had received through hawala channels on behalf of the SouthKashmir Valley 'Commander' of the LeT. A further amount of Rs. 460, 000 was recovered from the Delhi-based hawalaoperator who had provided the money to the Lashkar cadres.
March 24, 2002The arrest of Shamima Khan of Srinagar was followed by the recoveryof Rs. 4.8 million meant for Yasin Malik, JKLF Chairman.
May 2002A Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen cadre who had come to collect money from a hawaladealer in Delhi is arrested and Rs. 800, 000 is recovered.
May 22, 2002Imtiyaz Ahmed Bazaz upon his arrest confesses to having worked as aconduit for flow of finances from London-based Dr. Ayub Thokar, President World Kashmir Freedom Movement, toAyesha Andrabi of the Dukhtaraan-e-Millat and Syed Ali Shah Gilani of the APHC.
June 19, 2002The arrest of Mohammed Ramzan Butt in Doda leads to the recovery ofRs. 835, 000.
June 20, 2002Yaqoob Vakil upon his arrest confesses to having provided finances (Rs.1.5 million during 2001 and Rs. 2 million in 2002) to Valley based Al Umar Mujahideen cadres at the behest ofits chief Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar.
June 29, 2002A Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen channel operating through Bashir Ahmed Sofi,Inayat Ali and Mehraj-ud-Din Bhat, through which Rs. 10 million had flowed is neutralised.
July 22, 2002Shaukat Ahmed Shah, Chief of Jamaat-Ahle-Hadis, J&K, is arrestedon charges of channeling funds to the tune of Rs. 4 million to the Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen.
August 2, 2002Abdul Rashid Bhat is arrested along with a consignment of Rs. onemillion while passing on funds to the Al Badr outfit. He had earlier carried out two transactions worth Rs.800, 000.

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Source: Computed from official sources and reportage in the English language press of India.

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