Terror-funding case: ED files charge sheet against Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah’s wife Bilquis

Bilquies Shah was also involved in money laundering, says Enforcement Directorate

September 17, 2020 12:59 pm | Updated September 18, 2020 12:26 am IST - New Delhi

Separatist leader Shabir Shah. File Photo.

Separatist leader Shabir Shah. File Photo.

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a supplementary chargesheet against Bilquies Shah, wife of Shabir Ahmad Shah, in connection with a terror-funding case in Jammu and Kashmir. The agency had charge-sheeted him in September 2017.

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In the latest chargesheet, the ED has alleged that Ms. Shah was also involved in money laundering. The agency had earlier attached the alleged proceeds of crime in the form of a property located in the posh area of Srinagar, held in her name and that of her daughters.

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According to the agency, Mr. Shah was found involved in illicit activities along with his accomplice, Mohammed Aslam Wani, who was an activist of the banned terror outfit, Jaish-e-Mohammed. Mr. Wani allegedly operated as a carrier for collecting the money being sent from Pakistan through the ‘hawala’ channel.

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