A joint team of the Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and the Delhi Police’s Special Cell has arrested a businessman from his guest house in old Delhi’s Jama Masjid on Saturday.
Used to dispense money
A senior police officer said that Abdul Jabbar, 62, was arrested from Urdu Bazaar for his alleged links with Balram Singh, who was arrested by the MP Police a few days ago. Balram was allegedly used by Pakistani handlers to transfer money to their ‘moles’ in India. His named had cropped up during investigations into monetary transactions concerning two men allegedly working for Pakistan’s ISI. The duo was arrested in November last year.
It is alleged that Balram used to dispense money through Jabbar.
Jabbar’s family, however, has claimed that he is innocent. According to them, despite repeated requests, the policemen who had come in plain clothes refused to divulge details about what crime he had committed.
Nadeem, Jabbar’s nephew, claimed that the police’s arrival on Saturday evening took Jabbar by surprise. “They told us that one of their bosses wanted to see him. They then took him to the Special Cell’s office in New Friend’s Colony. After several hours of questioning, we were told that he had been arrested. We were given no details, no copy of the FIR was shown to us,” said Mr. Nadeem.
