SRINAGAR – In a major crackdown on terror financing, the Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) arrested two Kashmiri men during raids on a business premises in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar, unearthing a cross-border funding network linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
The raids, carried out under FIR No. 02/2024 registered at Police Station CIK Srinagar and backed by search warrants issued under the NIA Act, are part of a larger investigation under UAPA and IPC conspiracy charges.
According to a CIK statement, the case exposes a terror funding conspiracy involving LeT operatives across the Line of Control, aided by Pakistani nationals based in Gulf and other foreign countries. The network allegedly funneled money into Kashmir using couriers posing as pilgrims, businessmen, and expatriates.
Among those arrested is Mohammad Ayoub Bhat of Budgam, who ran ‘Shalimar Textiles’ in Delhi. Investigators say he was a key financial link for LeT while posing as a legitimate trader. Also arrested was Mohammad Rafiq Shah of SDA Colony Bemina, described as a close associate in the operation.
