6 men from PoK funded separatists during Kashmir unrest: report
The funds were availed during the heights of Kashmir unrest, which has claimed a total of 87 lives.
Mumbai: Six men from Pakistan occupied Kashmir living in Italy have been chargesheeted for funding terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir through separatist groups, reports revealed.
According to reports, the chargesheet has accused Hurriyat leaders Firdous Ahmad Shah and Yar Mohammad Khan of money laundering and raising funds for terrorism, an during it to wage war against India. The funds were availed during the heights of Kashmir unrest, which has claimed a total of 87 lives, and brought the Valley to a complete standstill with a curfew that lasted over two months.
Firdous Ahmad Shah is the head of Democratic Political Movement and also a member of the hard-line separatist faction Hurriyat Conference.
Firdous Shah and Khan reportedly used an Italian remittance firm Madina Trading, to avail the funds. The firm has also come into the notice of security forces after it was used to create a voice over internet protocol account to co-ordinate for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack in 2008.
The chargesheet was filed on August 24 and filed before the district court in Srinagar on August 30.