New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Delhi issued anon-bailable warrant (NBW) against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief and 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and others in a terror-funding related money laundering case in Jammu and Kashmir.
The order came after the court took cognisance of a charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
After hearing the matter, special Judge Praveen Singh issued production warrants against Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, separatist Altaf Ahmad Shah alias Funtoosh and UAE-based businessman Naval Kishore Kapoor, asking them to present before it. Watali, Shah and Kapoor are currently lodged in Tihar central jail.
The court also issued summons to Watali's company Trison Farms and Construction Pvt Ltd. The company will be represented by an authorised representative.
Representing the ED, Special Public Prosecutor Nitesh Rana, apprised the court that accused hatched a criminal conspiracy to carry out subversive and secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.